Thursday, June 7, 2012

Body dysmorphic disorder

  • People who restrict how much they eat because they have body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a kind of body image disorder, may also be at a higher risk for attempting suicide, according to a new study.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • Body Dysmorphic Disorder is a condition where those suffering become obsessed with perceived flaws in their appearance, leading to sometimes debilitating anxiety and the belief that something is wrong with the way they look.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is behind the suicide of Nathaniel Asselin, who at 24, committed suicide in 2011 from the OCD. His father, Denis, set out in April on a 525-mile walk from Philadelphia to Boston to honor his dead son.
  • (Examiner)
  • Rhode Island Hospital and Auburn University researchers found a link between restrictive food intake, or excessive dieting, and an increase in suicide attempts in people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).
  • (medicalxpress.com)
  • Excessive dieting is associated with an increase in suicide attempts in people with body dysmorphic disorder, a new study finds.
  • (Psych Centra)
  • For 45 days, Denis Asselin walked from Philadelphia to Boston in memory of his son, Nathaniel, who suffered from a severe form of a mental illness called body dysmorphic disorder. He crossed the finish line Thursday.
  • (CNN)
  • When he was alive, Nathaniel Asselin possessed a brilliant mind and a great natural sweetness that people were drawn to.
  • (Daily Mail)
  • Body dysmrophic disorder (BDD) is typically thought of as a problem affecting women, but men also suffer from the disease. Nathaniel Asselin, of Cheyney, Pennsylvania, was one of those sufferers.
  • (The Frisky)
  • He maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Arlington, Mass., where he specializes in the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and compulsive skin-picking.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • And that is why so many people go to tanning booths or soak in the sun.
  • (KTNV)

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