101. Dr. Katharine Phillips: Body Dysmorphic Disorder
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Show Notes
In a world obsessed with appearances, it's not surprising that body dysmorphic disorder, also known as BDD, has manifested itself as a troubling and relatively common problem for many individuals.
Dr. Katherine Phillips is the world's leading expert on body dysmorphic disorder. She is a physician, educator, and scientist who has spent her career caring for patients, mentoring/teaching, and conducting groundbreaking scientific research on body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and other psychiatric disorders.
We talk about...
- What body dysmorphic disorder is
- The difference between BDD and body image issues
- Why people who live with BDD are convinced that they look abnormal
- What causes body dysmorphic disorder
- How BDD impairs people's ability to function.
- The treatments that do and don't help with BDD
- Why Dr. Phillips advises people not to get cosmetic surgery
- How to know if you have body dysmorphic disorder
- The clues that someone lives with BDD
- How you can best support someone who lives with BDD
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