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Perceived impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on body dysmorphic disorder and anxiety among population seeking cosmetic procedures
Author(s) -
Pourani Mohammad Reza,
Ghalamkarpour Fariba
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of cosmetic dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.626
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1473-2165
pISSN - 1473-2130
DOI - 10.1111/jocd.14833
Subject(s) - body dysmorphic disorder , covid-19 , pandemic , anxiety , population , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , environmental health , virology , pathology , outbreak , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
COVID‐19‐related anxiety and preventative actions like the widespread shutdown of beauty‐related services emerged as a stressful condition for BDD patients seeking expert opinions. Material and methods We conducted a cross‐sectional investigation to assess anxiety symptoms (by CDAS) and BDD (via BDD‐YBOCS questionnaire) in patients referred to the esthetic clinic. Results A total of 120 individuals (106 females and 14 males; mean age: 45.53 ± 11.84) were evaluated. 13.3% of subjects were diagnosed with BDD; 79.2%, 17.5%, and 3.3% of them perceived none or mild, moderate, and severe symptoms of anxiety, respectively. Conclusion Anxiety was not connected with BDD in our investigation. Further evaluation of other psychiatric disorders associated with anxiety and BDD was recommended.