单词 | body dysmorphic disorder |
释义 | > as lemmasbody dysmorphic disorder body dysmorphic disorder n. Psychiatry a disorder in which a person becomes excessively preoccupied with an imagined or slight defect in his or her appearance, typically causing some impairment of social and occupational functioning, and often resulting in repeated plastic surgery; cf. dysmorphophobia n.; abbreviated BDD. ΚΠ 1987 Diagnostic & Statist. Man. Mental Disorders (Amer. Psychiatric Assoc.) (rev. ed.) 255 The first disorder in this category is Body Dysmorphic Disorder (previously called Dysmorphophobia). 1993 Times (Nexis) 21 Dec. Andrew has a complaint known as body dysmorphic disorder... Sufferers' fears may focus on facial characteristics, such as wrinkles, spots, scars and the size of the nose, or on other parts of the body, such as genitals, breasts, buttocks, hands or feet. 2000 Independent 1 June i. 8/5 A report today in the Psychiatric Bulletin says that one-third of patients suffering from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) had tried to alter their appearance drastically by doing operations at home. < as lemmas |
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