What is body dysmorphic disorder?

Body dysmorphic disorder is a condition in which the affected person is excessively concerned about and preoccupied by a perceived defect in his or her physical features or body image. It usually begins during adolescence and may be somewhat more common among women.

How do members experience body dysmorphic disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with body dysmorphic disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for body dysmorphic disorder*

Who has body dysmorphic disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 15
20s 37
30s 81
40s 58
50s 26
60s 20
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 38
Female 196

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What is body dysmorphic disorder?

Body dysmorphic disorder is a condition in which the affected person is excessively concerned about and preoccupied by a perceived defect in his or her physical features or body image. It usually begins during adolescence and may be somewhat more common among women.



Common symptoms reported by people with body dysmorphic disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for body dysmorphic disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with body dysmorphic disorder

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Who has body dysmorphic disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 48 say body dysmorphic disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 15
20s 37
30s 81
40s 58
50s 26
60s 20
70+ 6
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 63
20-29 years 7
30-39 years 1
40-49 years 4
50-59 years 1
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 38
Female 196

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 55
Not Diagnosed 41

These charts show data from body dysmorphic disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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