While I was working on that BDD cause and effect article we have to deliver on the 15th, I came across two very valuable and interesting resources that I think might help you with your own article.
I found a great book by Katharine A. Phillips, M.D., who focused most of her career "on clinical research on body dysmorphic disorder as well as obsessive compulsive disorder, other anxiety disorders, and personality disorders." [source]
The book is called The Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder. The name pretty much says it all. It's very well written and very, very comprehensive. It covers the different definitions for BDD (as well as for all the other disorders that usually come with it), the common symptoms and behaviors of the condition, the effects it has on peoples' lives, statistics, common misconceptions, possible treatments, and a lot more, all illustrated with testimonies from actual patients who live or have lived with BDD.
You can get it from Amazon (co.uk or com) and, alternatively, you can read it on GoogleBooks. The book isn't complete on Google, but the parts missing are minor. You can see it from the contents page right on the first pages: whatever is underlined in blue is available, and vice versa.
That book by Katharine A. Phillips alone should be enough, but here's Dr. Phil with an entire show on Body Dysmorphia. The level of information and authority is not nearly the same, of course, but it's easier to assimilate things visually, so there you go. And besides, who doesn't love Dr. Phil, right?
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