Learn more about BDD here: BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (BDD) 101 Virtual Panel
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the handbook used by health care professionals in the United States, and much of the world, as the authoritative guide to the diagnosis of mental disorders. DSM contains descriptions, symptoms, and other criteria for diagnosing mental disorders.
In the DSM, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is under the category of OCD and related disorders. One of these related disorders includes body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Individuals who struggle with BDD tend to be “overly preoccupied” with imagined flaws or minor flaws in their appearance. It is possible to have both OCD and BDD. To learn more about this disorder, click on the following recording of a recent live event explaining the basics of BDD, brought to you by the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation: BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (BDD) 101 Virtual Panel
This virtual event included three mental health professionals, specializing in the treatment of BDD. They included Scott Granet, LCSW, Robyn L. Stern, LCSW, and Chris Trondsen, M.S., AMFT, APCC, who is also Vice President of OCD Southern California, an official affiliate of the IOCDF. All three of the professionals also have BDD themselves and shared some of their personal stories, in addition to clinical information. It was hosted by Phyllis Duarte, found of the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation, and also featured her son, Erik Duarte, who shared his recovery from BDD.
To learn more about the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Foundation, please visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/USABDDSUPPORT
Once again, here is the link to the recording of the recent, virtual event, Body Dysmorphic Disorder 101: BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (BDD) 101 Virtual Panel
