A Case Report of Body Dysmorphic Disorder in the Era of Social Media
Prevalence of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) has increased in recent times. Studies show links between increased social media use with higher BDD rates. There are several associations as to how social media impacts body dissatisfaction and is one of the factors in BDD. We present the case report of a 16-year-old female, which showed social media as one of the factors for BDD as patient would spend excessive amount of time watching Instagram reels.
Authors
- Delnaz Palsetia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5937-4993)
- Sushma Sonavane
- Adnan Kadiani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-3144)
- Kinjal Andrade
Institutions
- Topiwala National Medical College & BYL Nair Charitable Hospital (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Indian Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/aip.aip_124_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64