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6/14/13<br />

Enough Talking! Let’s Get<br />

to the BDD Challenge!<br />

BDD PREVALENCE<br />

This isn’t meant to be just TALK about BDD<br />

<strong>and</strong> treatment<br />

<br />

<br />

Estimates: 3-5 million in U.S. alone<br />

Men <strong>and</strong> women equal<br />

Who’s first Me<br />

Getting well is about taking chances<br />

<br />

Age of onset: teens<br />

Inpatient settings: 13%<br />

BDD PREVALENCE CONT.<br />

Source: K. Phillips <strong>and</strong> R. Dufresne, Am J Cln Dermatol 2000 Jul-Aug<br />

WHERE ARE THEY<br />

SATURDAY<br />

In dermatologic settings: 11.9%-15.8%<br />

--1 in 8 patients seeking dermatologic<br />

treatment*<br />

--1 in 7 patients seeking cosmetic surgery*<br />

<br />

<br />

1 in 8 to 9 outpatients with social phobia<br />

(11%-13%)<br />

6-14% of patients receiving treatment for anxiety<br />

or depressive disorders**<br />

Shame<br />

Seeking medical appointments <strong>and</strong><br />

procedures<br />

Frequently misdiagnosed<br />

*Source: Katharine Phillips, Current Psychiatry, Jan. 2002<br />

**Source: Feusner, Winograd, Saxena, Current Psychiatry, October 2005<br />

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