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• Has it caused you any problems with school, work, or other
activities?
❑ ❑
If yes, what are they?
• Are there things you avoid because of how you look?
❑ ❑
If yes, what are they?
4) On an average day, how much time do you usually spend thinking about how you
look? (Add up all the time you spend in total in a day, then circle one.)
(a) Less than 1 hour a day (b) 1-3 hours a day (c) More than 3 hours a day
Interpretation of results:
A diagnosis of BDD is likely with the following answers:
• Question 1: Yes to both parts
• Question 3: Yes to any of the questions
• Question 4: Answers b or c
From: Phillips, KA. e Broken Mirror: Understanding and Treating Body Dysmorphic
Disorder. Revised and Expanded Edition. 2005. New York: Oxford University Press
Appendix 2: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Questionnaire
(cont'd)
Yes No
