Treatment utilization and barriers to treatment engagement among people with body dysmorphic symptoms

‘I will be at death’s door and realize that I’ve wasted maybe half of my life on one body part’: the experience of living with body dysmorphic disorder

“…In a review from 2014, Garcia et al have analysed factors associated with treatment barriers in OCD and have observed that shame regarding symptoms and not knowing where to obtain appropriate help are important factors in non-treatment or delayed treatment (GarciaSoriano et al 2014). Treatment barriers reported for individuals with BDD similarly include shame associated with talking openly about one's appearance concerns and lack of a specialized healthcare provider nearby (Buhlmann 2011;Marques et al 2011).…”

Body image, emotions and thought control strategies in body dysmorphic disorder compared to eating disorders and healthy controls

“…As a consequence individuals with BDD suffer from severe distress and substantial impairment in psychosocial functioning [3]. BDD is still an underrecognized disorder and only a small percentage of individuals with BDD is reported to receive empirically supported psychotherapy [4].…”

Prevalence and Clinical Features of Body Dismorphic Disorder on Psychiatric Inpatients: A Cross-sectional Study in Edirne/TURKEY

“…They are not persuaded by others' comments 1 . They tend to be reluctant to seek psychiatric help due to their anxieties about self-image and also economical problems, shame, stigma and concerns about the benefits of the treatment prevent their treatment seek 1,6 . About one third of BDD patients lack insight and their body perceptions tend to be delusional.…”