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Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Posted by Lachmi Deb Roy on Wed, 04 Jan 2012

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It is okay to be a little unhappy with the extra kilos before the year-end party, but you cannot hang yourself for not having the perfect body. Doctors who first started seeing this problem in the west call it the Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD is becoming common in India as well. It is sad that some girls as young as 13 are being diagnosed with BDD. The percentage of men with this syndrome is considerably less as compared to women. BDD is a kind of disorder where a woman is not happy about... Read More

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