Monday, March 10, 2008

Bibliography #6

Phillips, K.A. & Menard, W. (July 2006). Suicidality in Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Prospective. Retrieved March 4, 2008, from
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/163/7/1280

This article is based on a study of suicidal tendencies of those who suffer from BDD. Research was conducted on 200 individuals of 12 years and older. The study found that the majority of individuals had a history of suicide attempts and were generally females. Including adjustments for age, gender, and location, completed suicide rate was 45 times higher than in general population.

1 comment:

Dawn Yarbrough said...

I can only imagine how much media plays a role in this by influincing people with modles and such especialy considering it is mostly in females