BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER

Nonverbal disability. 1. An obsessive preoccupation with perceived bodily defects. 2. Repetitive behaviors in response to this preoccupation.

Neuro-notes. Clomipramine, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, may better reduce symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder (which is likely related to obsessive-compulsive disorder) than might desipramine, a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, according to a report in the November 1999 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

See also NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDER.

Copyright 1998, 1999, 2000 (David B. Givens/Center for Nonverbal Studies)