Obsessed with Plastic Surgery
Why do some people go under the knife time and time again? If you or someone you know has an addiction to plastic surgery, check out the following sources for helpful information:Organizations:
• Neysa Jane Body Dysmorphic Fund: Started by parents of Neysa Jane after she committed suicide, to educate people about BDD
• Los Angeles BDD Clinic
• BDD Central
• Westwood Institute For Anxiety Disorders
• Body Dysmorphic Disorder Clinic & Research Unit
Books:
• Feeling Good About the Way You Look: A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems, a self-help book by Dr. Sabine Wilhelm, Associate Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School
• The Broken Mirror by Katharine Phillips, Professor of Psychiatry at Brown Medical and Butler Hospital, in Providence Rhode Island: Bodyimageprogram.com
• Survival of the Prettiest: The Science of Beauty by Nancy Etcoff, PhD, Director, Program in Aesthetics and Well Being Department of Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital
