{"product_id":"2940154490914","title":"Bigorexia, (Body Dysmorphic Disorder) A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003eBigorexia or reverse anorexia is a medical disorder of mainly males who are unhappy with their perceived body image and begin to diet to improve their body size and muscles.\u003cbr\u003eThe term muscle dysmorphia indicates a subtype of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) which is a form of obsessive compulsive disorder.\u003cbr\u003eThese men have become persistently dissatisfied with their perceived body image\u003cbr\u003eMuscle dysmorphia, also called \"bigorexia\", \"megarexia\", or \"reverse anorexia\", is a subtype of body dysmorphic disorder, but is often also grouped with eating disorders.\u003cbr\u003eInvolving mostly males, and many athletes, muscle dysmorphia is obsessive preoccupation through delusional or exaggerated belief that one's own body is too small, too skinny, insufficiently muscular, or insufficiently lean, even though in most cases, the patient's build is normal or even exceptionally large and muscular already.\u003cbr\u003eSeverely distressful and causing personal distraction, muscle dysmorphia's bodily concerns cause absences from school, work, and socializing.\u003cbr\u003eEven though compared to anorexia nervosa in females, muscle dysmorphia is mostly not well known and difficult to recognize, especially since males having it normally look healthy to others.\u003cbr\u003eBy some estimates, 10% of gym-going men have muscle dysmorphia\u003cbr\u003eBody dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is an anxiety disorder that induces a person to have an abnormal view of how they appear and to waste a lot of time worrying about their appearance.\u003cbr\u003eThey may be concerned that a hardly visible scar is a major deformity that everyone is staring at, or that their nose looks abnormal.\u003cbr\u003eAlmost everyone feels not happy about the way they appear at some point in their life, but these thoughts normally come and go, and may not be remembered.\u003cbr\u003eFor someone with BDD, the worries cause a lot of distress, do not go away and have an important impact on daily life.\u003cbr\u003eThe person thinks they are ugly or deformed and that other people observe them in this way, in spite of reassurances from others about their appearance.\u003cbr\u003eThe exact cause of BDD is not known.\u003cbr\u003eIt may be genetic or produced by a chemical imbalance in the brain.\u003cbr\u003ePast life problems may play a part too – BDD may be more frequent in people who were made fun of, bullied or abused when they were children.\u003cbr\u003eThe most frequent areas of concern for people with BDD are:\u003cbr\u003e1. Skin imperfections — these are wrinkles, scars, acne, and blemishes.\u003cbr\u003e2. Hair — this might be head or body hair or absence of hair.\u003cbr\u003e3. Facial features — frequently this affects the nose, but it also might affect the shape and size of any feature.\u003cbr\u003e4. Other areas of worries are the size of the penis, muscles, breasts, thighs, buttocks, and the presence of certain body smells.\u003cbr\u003eOne red flag to diagnosis is when patients constantly look for plastic surgery for the same or multiple apparent physical defects.\u003cbr\u003eWith treatment, many people with BDD will have an improvement in their symptoms.\u003cbr\u003eIf the patient has comparatively mild BDD, the patient will normally be sent for a talking treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore serious cases may be treated with a type of medicine called a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) and more intensive CBT.\u003cbr\u003eCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is the form of treatment that can help the patient treat the disorder by altering the way the patient think and behave\u003cbr\u003eSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a form of antidepressant that raises the levels of a chemical called serotonin in the brain.\u003cbr\u003eIf SSRIs are not successful in treating the symptoms, the patient may be given a different tricyclic antidepressant called clomipramine.\u003cbr\u003eTreatment tends to be a combination:\u003cbr\u003e1. Psychotherapy\u003cbr\u003e2. Medicine\u003cbr\u003e3. Group and family therapy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTABLE OF CONTENT\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Bigorexia (Body Dysmorphic Disorder)\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 Causes\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 Symptoms\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 Diagnosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 Treatment\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 Prognosis\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 Anorexia Nervosa\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 Obsessive Compulsive Disorders\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kenneth Kee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074860073200,"sku":"2940154490914","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154490914_p0.jpg?v=1764113962","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154490914","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}