Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder - 9780195379402
Un libro in lingua di Phillips Katharine A. M.D. edito da Oxford University Press, 2009
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In a world obsessed with appearance, it is not surprising that body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD -- an emotionally painful obsession with perceived flaws in one's appearance -- has manifested itself as a troubling and relatively common problem for many individuals. In The Broken Mirror, the first and most definitive book on BDD, Dr. Katharine A. Phillips provided a comprehensive manual for patients and their physicians by drawing on years of clinical practice, scientific research, and professional evaluations of over 1,000 patients. Now, in Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder: An Essential Guide , the world's leading authority on BDD reaches out to patients, their friends, and their families with this concise and updated handbook.
BDD causes sufferers to be obsessed by perceived flaws in their appearance and may afflict as much as two percent of the population, or nearly five million people. Many sufferers are able to function well in society, but remain secretly obsessed by their "hideous acne" or "horrible nose," sneaking constant peeks at a pocket mirror, or spending hours at a time redoing makeup. Others find their lives disintegrate because of their appearance obsessions. It is not an uncommon disorder, simply a hidden one, since sufferers are often embarrassed to tell even their closest friends about their concerns.
Using stories and interviews to show the many different behaviors and symptoms of BDD, and a quick self-assessment questionnaire, Dr. Phillips guides readers through the basics of the disorder and through the many treatment options that work and don't work. With Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder: An Essential Guide, sufferers will find both helpful advice and much needed reassurance in a compact, down-to-earth indispensable book.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Sottotitolo: An Essential Guide
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Phillips Katharine A. M.D.
- Editore: Oxford University Press
- Collana: Oxford Univ Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 20 Febbraio '09
- Genere: PSYCHOLOGY
- Argomenti : Body dysmorphic disorder Popular works Body Image Self Concept Popular Works
- Pagine: 301
- Dimensioni mm: 247 x 177 x 19
- ISBN-10: 0195379403
- EAN-13: 9780195379402