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Month: August 2025

Seeing Beyond the Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Posted on August 28, 2025September 23, 2025 by microcomp
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a serious and complex mental health disorder. It was first described in the late 1800s by Italian psychiatrist Enrico Morselli, who called it dysmorphophobia (“fear of ugliness”). Today, BDD is categorized in the DSM-5 as an Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder. Read more

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