TY  - JOUR
T1  - TReating imagined ugliness
AU  - Phillips KA, Rasmussen SA, Price LH
Y1  - 1999/11/01
N1  - 10.1001/archpsyc.56.11.1041
JO  - Archives of General Psychiatry
SP  - 1041
EP  - 1042
VL  - 56
IS  - 11
N2  - 
BODY dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an intriguing and relatively common1- 2 syndrome that can challenge the clinical acumen of the most seasoned clinician. In the psychiatric literature, patients with BDD are described as extremely difficult to treat,3 and a noted dermatologist has stated, "The author knows of no more difficult patients to treat than those with body dysmorphic disorder."4(p463)

SN  - 0003-990X
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.11.1041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.56.11.1041
ER  -