TY - JOUR
T1 - Body dysmorphic disorder in the DSM-IV field trial for obsessive-compulsive disorder
AU - Simeon, Daphne
AU - Hollander, Eric
AU - Stein, Dan J.
AU - Cohen, Lisa
AU - Aronowitz, Bonnie
PY - 1995/8
Y1 - 1995/8
N2 - Objective: This study investigated the prevalence and phenomenology of body dysmorphic disorder in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Method: The authors studied 442 patients who participated in the DSM-IV field trial for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Results: Twelve percent (N=51) of the patients had a lifetime comorbid diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder. Patients with and without body dysmorphic disorder did not differ in demographic characteristics or obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder had more anxious, impulsive, and schizotypal features than patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder alone. Age at onset was similar for the two disorders, and severity correlated. However, insight was significantly more impaired for body dysmorphic disorder than for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Conclusions: As previously thought, these findings suggest that the two disorders are strongly related but also have differences that require further investigation.
AB - Objective: This study investigated the prevalence and phenomenology of body dysmorphic disorder in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Method: The authors studied 442 patients who participated in the DSM-IV field trial for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Results: Twelve percent (N=51) of the patients had a lifetime comorbid diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder. Patients with and without body dysmorphic disorder did not differ in demographic characteristics or obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder had more anxious, impulsive, and schizotypal features than patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder alone. Age at onset was similar for the two disorders, and severity correlated. However, insight was significantly more impaired for body dysmorphic disorder than for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Conclusions: As previously thought, these findings suggest that the two disorders are strongly related but also have differences that require further investigation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0029087814&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0029087814&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1176/ajp.152.8.1207
DO - 10.1176/ajp.152.8.1207
M3 - Article
C2 - 7625473
AN - SCOPUS:0029087814
SN - 0002-953X
VL - 152
SP - 1207
EP - 1209
JO - American Journal of Psychiatry
JF - American Journal of Psychiatry
IS - 8
ER -