101. Dr. Katharine Phillips: Body Dysmorphic Disorder

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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