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Correspondence and communication| Volume 65, ISSUE 12, P1748-1749, December 2012

Diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder

Published:August 02, 2012DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2012.07.010
      We have read the article “Development of a Cosmetic Procedure Screening Questionnaire (COPS) for Body Dysmorphic Disorder”
      • Veale D.
      • Ellison N.
      • Werner T.G.
      • et al.
      Development of a cosmetic procedure Screening questionnaire (COPS) for body dysmorphic disorder.
      with great interest. We congratulate the authors for addressing such an interesting and important topic.
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          I should like to thank Dr Riml and Professor Kompatscher for their interest in our study.1 I would like to emphasize that the COPS is designed as a screening instrument for body dysmorphic disorder and as an outcome measure after any intervention. If someone scores 40 or above and he or she has a feature which is not that noticeable or abnormal then it is advisable to conduct a more detailed assessment to establish a diagnosis of BDD. A structured diagnostic interview for BDD might include:
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