Authors
Ather M Taqui, Mehrine Shaikh, Saqib A Gowani, Fatima Shahid, Asmatullah Khan, Syed M Tayyeb, Minahil Satti, Talha Vaqar, Saman Shahid, Afreen Shamsi, Hammad A Ganatra, Haider A Naqvi
Publication date
2008/12
Journal
BMC psychiatry
Volume
8
Pages
1-10
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect which causes significant distress or impairment in functioning. Few studies have assessed gender differences in BDD in a non clinical population. Also no study assessed BDD in medical students. This study was designed to determine the point prevalence of BDD in Pakistani medical students and the gender differences in prevalence of BDD, body foci of concern and symptoms of BDD.
Methods
The medical students enrolled in a medical university in Karachi, Pakistan filled out a self-report questionnaire which assessed clinical features of BDD. BDD was diagnosed according to the DSM-IV criteria.
Results
Out of the 156 students, 57.1% were female. A total of 78.8% of the students …
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