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Medical News Today: Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
Learn about body dysmorphic disorder, an under-recognized psychiatric disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation with a minor or imagined physical defect. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 21, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Body Dysmorphic Disorder symptoms improve, relapse preventable with sustained medication
People with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) fare better and are less likely to relapse when treated with medication on a long-term basis, according to researchers. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 8, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Body Dysmorphic Disorder symptoms improve, relapse preventable with sustained medication
(Lifespan) People with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) fare better and are less likely to relapse when treated with medication on a long-term basis, according to researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - April 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Imagined Ugliness Can be Treated with Internet-Based CBT
Imagined ugliness, or body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) as it is known, can be treated with internet-based CBT, according to a recent randomised study, the first of its kind ever conducted. The new treatment, which is published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), has been developed by researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet and has the potential to increase access to care for sufferers of BDD. (Source: eHealth News EU)
Source: eHealth News EU - February 9, 2016 Category: Information Technology Tags: Featured Research Research and Development Source Type: news

Excessive Tanning Could Be A Sign Of A Deeper Problem
(Reuters Health) - Women who use indoor tanning salons are more likely to have mood or body issues than the average person, suggests new research. Compared to the general population, women who reported tanning at least 10 times in the last year were more likely to be obsessed with real or imaginary flaws in their appearance, to have episodes of depression related to changes in seasons and to have high stress levels. "It may be the case in clinical settings that when we see people who do a lot of tanning, it may be a flag to look at other mental health issues," said senior author Sherry Pagoto of the University ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Excessive Tanning Could Be A Sign Of A Deeper Problem
(Reuters Health) - Women who use indoor tanning salons are more likely to have mood or body issues than the average person, suggests new research. Compared to the general population, women who reported tanning at least 10 times in the last year were more likely to be obsessed with real or imaginary flaws in their appearance, to have episodes of depression related to changes in seasons and to have high stress levels. "It may be the case in clinical settings that when we see people who do a lot of tanning, it may be a flag to look at other mental health issues," said senior author Sherry Pagoto of the University ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A Tale of Two Disorders: Comparing OCD and BDD...
Body dysmorphic disorder is a form of mental illness in which the person is obsessed and/or preoccupied with an imagined defect or only slight anomaly or in their appearance. Learn more about the symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder. (Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Source: About.com Obsessive Compulsive Disorder - February 6, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news

Novel Therapy Promising for Body Dysmorphic DisorderNovel Therapy Promising for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Therapist-guided, Internet-based CBT may provide a more accessible and less costly alternative to face-to-face therapy for patients with body dysmorphic disorder. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Can You Have Both an Eating Disorder Plus Body...
Learn the connection between eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder, a condition involving constant worry over perceived flaws in appearance. (Source: About.com Eating Disorders)
Source: About.com Eating Disorders - January 26, 2016 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Tags: health Source Type: news

Men With Small Penis Anxiety Need Psychological Help Say British Scientists
This article originally appeared on Inverse. By Yasmin Tayag A team of researchers from Kings College London are calling on scientists to develop therapy for men suffering from "small penis anxiety." The psychological effects can be particularly devastating -- as they describe in their recent study on British men in the journal Sexual Medicine -- and the so-called "solutions" (pumps, pills, and, well, placebos) offered online aren't exactly safe. In their study, the researchers studied both heterosexual and homosexual Brits suffering from psychological concerns about penis size. All 26 of the participants, according t...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - January 12, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Opening up about female health and well-being
You don’t have to be an expert to talk about your health and well-being. We commonly discuss colds and broken bones but, as a nation, are we comfortable talking about more intimate issues? Menstruation, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, postnatal depression, menopause, body dysmorphic disorder and mental health and well-being issues — are we brushing them under the rug simply because they can make for a deeper conversation? Preventative nutrition and dietary supplements expert Pharma Nord knows women can keep their cards close to their chest when it comes to health and well-being. The company’s latest project looked t...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - October 15, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health Source Type: news

Opening up about female health and well-being
The post Opening up about female health and well-being appeared first on Hysterectomy Association. You don’t have to be an expert to talk about your health and well-being. We commonly discuss colds and broken bones but, as a nation, are we comfortable talking about more intimate issues? Menstruation, sexual dysfunction, anxiety, postnatal depression, menopause, body dysmorphic disorder and mental health and well-being issues — are we brushing them under the rug simply because they can make for a deeper conversation? Preventative nutrition and dietary supplements expert Pharma Nord knows women can keep their cards close...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - October 15, 2015 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Research women's health Source Type: news

Leigh de Vries with body dysmorphic disorder creates tumour prostetic
Leigh de Vries, from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, filmed herself walking around her hometown to get reactions from passersby while wearing the disfigurement mask. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news