The prevalence and clinical features of body dysmorphic disorder in college students: A study in a Turkish sample

The prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder among South African university students

“…This is similar to most of the prevalence rates found among German, American, Turkish, Pakistani and Chinese student populations. [3,5,13,14] However, the prevalence was higher than the 2.3% found in a sample of Australian students. [4] This may have been due to the use of convenience sampling in the Australian study.…”

“…[4] In studying the prevalence and demographic differences in BDD, high-risk groups can be identified which in turn guide prevention and treatment. [4] Current research reporting on patients visiting dermatologists or plastic surgeons often underestimates true prevalence figures; [5] therefore, examining BDD in clinical samples only distorts true prevalence rates in populations. Clinical studies conducted on psychiatric populations and individuals seeking cosmetic and dermatological treatment found the prevalence of BDD among psychiatric patients to be between 0.8% and 16% of the population.…”

“…[8][9][10] The prevalence in community samples, however, seems to be lower, from 0.7% [11] to 2.4%, [12] with females showing higher prevalence rates than males. [12] The prevalence of BDD among student populations ranges from 2.3% in Australia, [4] to 5.3% in Germany, [13] 4.8% in Turkey, [5] 4.9% in China [14] and 4.9% at an American university. [3] These researchers reported higher prevalence of BDD among male students.…”

Kozmetik Tedavi için Başvuran Hastalarda Beden Dismorfik Bozukluğu

“…Bu alanda yapılmış yeterli araştırma olmadığı için BDB'nin toplumdaki sıklığı tam olarak bilinmemektedir. BDB sıklığının yapılandırılmış testler kullanılmadan yapılan araştırmalarda %5-13; yapılandırılmış klinik görüşme ile yapılan araştırmalarda ise %0.7-3 arasında olduğu belirlenmiştir [7][8][9][10][11] . Etiyolojisi tam olarak bilinmemekle beraber sosyokültürel, biyolojik ve genetik faktörlerin etkili olduğu belirlenmiştir.…”

Relations between Dysmorphic Tendency and Body Satisfaction in Female Japanese Youth

“…Dysmorphic phobia is listed as Body Dysmorphic Disorder 1 under Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in the DSM-5 (APA, 2013) [2]. The prevalence of dysmorphic phobia in the general population is estimated to be 0.7-2.3% [3,4].…”