Stoornis in de lichaamsbeleving: onvoldoende onderkend

- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is the current name for a psychiatric disorder that has been known for a long time. Patients are preoccupied with an imagined defect in external appearance and seek non-psychiatric treatment such as surgery, which leaves the underlying BDD unrecognised. Because effective psychiatric treatment is available, i.e. by means of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and cognitive psychotherapy, screening for BDD in medical settings is of great importance.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2006;150:75-6