Bibliography #3

Hadley, Sallie. (2006). Pharmacologic Treatment of Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Retrieved March 3, 2008, http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=513

This source focuses entirely on the pharmacologic treatment of BDD. This treatment is the use of anti-depressants to help increase serotonin levels in the brain. A lot of research is shown in this site over the development and testing of these drugs on BDD patients. It also discusses other side effects that may come along with BDD, such as, BDD and OCD. Doctors consider BDD to be a form of OCD, however they are not the same disease. Although, some patients who are diagnosed with BDD, development symptoms of OCD due to stress levels and anxiety. This source shows graphs and charts that consist of the treatment options of BDD. One graph is an actual study that was conducted with different types of pharmacological treatments and patients.