The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among South African university students

The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among South African university students

Background. The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) among South African students is explored in this article. BDD is regarded as an obsessive-compulsive-related disorder characterised by a preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance and expressed in repe...

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Main Authors: Antonia Dlagnikova, Rudolph Leon van Niekerk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2015-08-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
Subjects:
Body dysmorphic disorder
somatoform disorders
prevalence
Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/668

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