A comparison of eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder on body image and psychological adjustment

Comorbidity of body dysmorphic disorder and eating disorders: Severity of psychopathology and body image disturbance

“…13,15 Some authors have suggested that a disturbance in body image may be the essential pathology of both BDD and eating disorders. [16][17][18] Although in many cases the focus of the appearance concerns is different (most often the skin, hair, or nose in BDD vs. body weight and shape in eating disorders), in some cases there is overlap (e.g., large thighs and stomach in both BDD and eating disorders). 13,15 It is noteworthy that BDD onset proceeded eating disorder onset in the majority of cases both in our study (63%) and in the Grant et al 27 study of patients ascertained for AN, in which 94% developed BDD before AN.…”

“…If such treatment were efficacious (which our study could not determine), the comorbid eating disorder group might have been more impaired before treatment. To our knowledge, the only study that has directly compared patients with BDD with those with an eating disorder 17 did not examine functioning and QOL. This important issue needs further investigation.…”

“…13,15 Some authors have described the essential pathology of both BDD and eating disorders as a disturbance in body image. [16][17][18] In addition, both eating disorders and BDD are characterized by obsessional preoccupations and repetitive behaviors (e.g., mirror checking, body measuring). 13,15 Indeed, modifications of the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) are used to assess the severity of both BDD and eating disorders (anorexia nervosa [AN] and binge eating disorder [BED]), [19][20][21] and both disorders have been characterized as obsessivecompulsive spectrum disorders.…”

“…13,15 Despite these apparent similarities, few studies have examined the relationship between BDD and eating disorders. One study 17 compared 45 outpatients with AN or bulimia nervosa (BN) with 51 outpatients with BDD and 50 nonclinical controls. In that study, both clinical groups had equally severe body image disturbance (including body dissatisfaction, body checking, and preoccupation) and negative self-esteem.…”

Comorbidade entre transtorno dismórfico corporal e transtornos alimentares: uma revisão sistemática

“…Em pacientes com TDC, a prevalência de TOC varia de 8% a 37,5%, enquanto a prevalência de TDC em pacientes com TOC é estimada em 7,7% 13 . Pacientes portadores de TDC e TA apresentam incômodo com a imagem corporal em graus semelhantes e também baixa autoestima 14 .…”