How to Use dysmorphic in a Sentence

dysmorphic

adjective
  • For those with body dysmorphic disorder, masks do more than protect.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Plastic surgery was for the rich and famous or people who needed it to repair birth defects or injuries, or to mitigate the symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder.
    Laura Jean Baker, chicagotribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • EDs and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) affect men, trans, and non-binary people.
    Sophie Hanson, Vogue, 24 June 2022
  • Back to top What are some common body dysmorphic disorder behaviors?
    Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The shape of things My work deals with my personal narrative of the visceral experience of living with body dysmorphic disorder.
    Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2020
  • Tallulah Willis is opening up about struggling with body dysmorphic disorder and is sharing her advice for others who may be struggling.
    Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 18 May 2021
  • Body dysmorphic disorder affects at least 5 million people in the United States alone, a number which may be shy of the actual count due to a general reluctance to speak openly about the disorder.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental health disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with perceived flaws in their appearance.
    Angie Orellana Hernandez, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Tunics have been my top of choice for the past seven or eight years, encapsulating my body at its smallest and largest sizes; shrouding my stomach and thigh gap (or current lack thereof) — and every dysmorphic thought as a result — in acceptance.
    Rebecca Norris, refinery29.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Ordinarily, Darr said, a glimpse of her reflection sends her spiraling into dysmorphic thoughts.
    Maria Morava and Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Willis began her message with a trigger warning around body dysmorphic disorder, and shared a photograph of herself alongside a series of shots of mom Moore, 58, from various decades to illustrate her sentiment about comparison robbing her of joy..
    Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Most dermatillomania patients are women, and many also suffer from body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
    Laura Dorwart, SELF, 14 May 2018
  • Grant says skin picking can co-occur with other conditions, including body dysmorphic disorder, anxiety disorders, or as a symptom of drug use disorders.
    Ashley Abramson, Allure, 21 Feb. 2020
  • For more extreme sufferers — whose condition constitutes body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) — the journey to recovery can be long and extremely arduous.
    Nathalie Olah, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
  • So how is body dysmorphic disorder different from normal appearance concerns?
    Eva Fisher, Fortune Well, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The best plastic surgeons will spend plenty of time discussing a patient's expectations for their procedure — there is evidence that suggests that body dysmorphic disorder is higher among those seriously considering plastic surgery.
    Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Fortunately, there are effective treatments for people with body dysmorphic disorder.
    Eva Fisher, Fortune Well, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Kourosh and colleagues surveyed doctors and surgeons, examining the question of whether videoconferencing during the pandemic was a potential contributor to body dysmorphic disorder.
    Amit Katwala, Wired, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Body dysmorphic disorder involves a preoccupation with one or more perceived flaws in an individual's appearance.
    Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 11 Mar. 2018
  • For men who have an excessive and distorted preoccupation with the appearance of their genitals — a form of body dysmorphic disorder — Muir said that cognitive behavioral therapy and medications may also be necessary.
    Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 26 June 2023
  • People might also have other conditions, like anxiety, depression, or body dysmorphic disorder.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Higher scores indicated stronger occurrence of dysmorphic features.
    Lila Thulin, Smithsonian, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Content warning: This story contains sensitive content regarding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
    Nathalie Olah, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Trigger warning: This story contains sensitive content regarding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
    Nathalie Olah, refinery29.com, 8 June 2020
  • The manual combines the syndrome with other disorders, such as social phobia, delusional disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    Joseph Calamia, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2010
  • The following article includes content regarding body dysmorphic disorder.
    Rebecca Norris, refinery29.com, 3 Dec. 2020

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