Body dysmorphic disorder Health Article

BOOKS

American Psychiatric Association.Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revised. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2000.

"Body Dysmorphic Disorder." Section 15, Chapter 186 in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 1999.

Johnston, Joni E., Psy D. Appearance Obsession: Learning to Love the Way You Look. Deerfield Beach, FL: Health Communications, Inc., 1994.

Peiss, Kathy. Hope in a Jar: The Making of America's Beauty Culture. New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1998.

Rodin, Judith, PhD. Body Traps: Breaking the Binds That Keep You from Feeling Good About Your Body. New York: William Morrow, 1992.

PERIODICALS

Albertini, Ralph S. "Thirty-Three Cases of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Children and Adolescents." Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 38 (April 1999): 528–544.

"BDD Patients Resorting to Self-Surgery." Cosmetic Surgery Times3 (July 2000): 29.

Chung, Bryan. "Muscle Dysmorphia: A Critical Review of the Proposed Criteria." Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 44 (2001): 565–574.

Jesitus, John. "Fixing the Cracks in the Mirror: Identifying, Treating Disorder in Pediatric Patients May Take More Than Dermatologic Treatments Alone." Dermatology Times22 (April 2001): 740–742.

Kirchner, Jeffrey T. "Treatment of Patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder." American Family Physician61 (March 2000): 1837–1843.

Mason, Staci. "Demystifying Muscle Dysmorphia." IDEA Health & Fitness Source19 (March 2001): 71–77.

Phillips, K. A., and S. L. McElroy. "Personality Disorders and Traits in Patients with Body Dysmorphic Disorder." Comparative Psychiatry41 (July-August 2000): 229–236.

Slaughter, James R. "In Pursuit of Perfection: A Primary Care Physician's Guide to Body Dysmorphic Disorder." American Family Physician60 (October 1999): 569–580.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 3615 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-3007. (202) 966-7300. Fax: (202) 966-2891. <www.aacap.org>.

National Institute of Mental Health. 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663, Bethesda, MD 20892-9663. (301) 443-4513. <www.nimh.nih.gov>.

Rebecca J. Frey, Ph.D.