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Is bdd always about focusing attention to a specific unwanted detail, or about the person's perspective of their body? do they see what others see?
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Perceived abnormal : Body dystrophic disorder; person perceives and focuses on body parts faults which are minute enough that others don't or can't detect, or the faults are percieved without its existence. Obsessions about it become time consuming and interferes in daily functioning.
Answered 7/7/2013
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