Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Dermatology Version (BDDQ-Dermatology Version)

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Chapter 24 - Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Dermatology Version (BDDQ-Dermatology Version)

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 November 2025

Katharine A. Phillips

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter ,

Tracy L. Tylka and

Antoinette M. Landor

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Virginia Ramseyer Winter: Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
Tracy L. Tylka: Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Antoinette M. Landor: Affiliation:
University of Missouri

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The Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire (BDDQ; Phillips, 1996) is a brief self-report questionnaire that screens for the presence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). The brief self-report Body Dysmorphic Disorder Questionnaire-Dermatology Version (BDDQ-Dermatology Version; Dufresne et al., 2001; Phillips et al., 2000) is similar to the BDDQ and was developed to screen for BDD in dermatology settings.

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Information: Handbook of Body Image-Related Measures , pp. 73 - 75

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009398275.025 [Opens in a new window]

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