From the Book - Revised and Expanded Edition.
Why I'm updating this book
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
How do I know if I have BDD?
Mirror checking, grooming, camouflaging, dieting, and other BDD behaviors
How BDD affects lives : social avoidance, problems at work, and suicide
Gender and BDD across the life span
What causes BDD? Clues to an unsolved puzzle
Aren't we all concerned with how we look? BDD, body image, and normal appearance concerns
Getting better : a treatment guide
How to successfully treat BDD with medication
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for BDD
Treatments that don't work
Anorexia nervosa, obsessive compulsive disorder, Koro, and other disorders : are they relatives of BDD?
For family members and friends
Appendixes. Demographic characteristics of people with BDD
Brief description of selected psychiatric disorders
Instruments (scales) for assessing BDD
Co-occurrence of BDD and other disorders