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Bigorexia: bodybuilding and muscle dysmorphia.
Mosley PE. Mosley PE. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2009 May;17(3):191-8. doi: 10.1002/erv.897. Eur Eat Disord Rev. 2009. PMID: 18759381
Muscle dysmorphia is an emerging condition that primarily affects male bodybuilders. Such individuals obsess about being inadequately muscular. ...In this essay, I illustrate the features of muscle dysmorphia by employing the first-person account of a …
Muscle dysmorphia is an emerging condition that primarily affects male bodybuilders. Such individuals obsess about being inade …
Muscle dysmorphia: current insights.
Tod D, Edwards C, Cranswick I. Tod D, et al. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2016 Aug 3;9:179-88. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S97404. eCollection 2016. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2016. PMID: 27536165 Free PMC article. Review.
Since 1997, there has been increasing research focusing on muscle dysmorphia, a condition underpinned by people's beliefs that they have insufficient muscularity, in both the Western and non-Western medical and scientific communities. ...Although much research has b …
Since 1997, there has been increasing research focusing on muscle dysmorphia, a condition underpinned by people's beliefs that …
Muscle dysmorphia in adolescents and young adults.
Nagata JM, Hur JO, Murakami K, Ganson KT, He J, Murray SB, Lavender JM. Nagata JM, et al. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2026 Feb;10(2):122-134. doi: 10.1016/S2352-4642(25)00283-4. Epub 2025 Dec 2. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2026. PMID: 41349557 Free PMC article. Review.
Adolescents and young adults are developmentally vulnerable and might be at higher risk for a variety of eating-related and body image-related concerns, including muscle dysmorphia. This narrative Review synthesises current evidence on the epidemiology, assessment, …
Adolescents and young adults are developmentally vulnerable and might be at higher risk for a variety of eating-related and body image-relat …
Muscle dysmorphia: could it be classified as an addiction to body image?
Foster AC, Shorter GW, Griffiths MD. Foster AC, et al. J Behav Addict. 2015 Mar;4(1):1-5. doi: 10.1556/JBA.3.2014.001. J Behav Addict. 2015. PMID: 25592218 Free PMC article. Review.
BACKGROUND: Muscle dysmorphia (MD) describes a condition characterised by a misconstrued body image in which individuals who interpret their body size as both small or weak even though they may look normal or highly muscular.MD has been conceptualized as a type of b …
BACKGROUND: Muscle dysmorphia (MD) describes a condition characterised by a misconstrued body image in which individuals who i …
Muscle dysmorphia: A systematic and meta-analytic review of the literature to assess diagnostic validity.
Cooper M, Eddy KT, Thomas JJ, Franko DL, Carron-Arthur B, Keshishian AC, Griffiths KM. Cooper M, et al. Int J Eat Disord. 2020 Oct;53(10):1583-1604. doi: 10.1002/eat.23349. Epub 2020 Aug 1. Int J Eat Disord. 2020. PMID: 32737999
OBJECTIVE: Although muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a new addition to DSM-5 as a specifier of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), previous studies have treated MD as a stand-alone diagnosis. ...
OBJECTIVE: Although muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a new addition to DSM-5 as a specifier of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), previo …
Muscle dysmorphia and the DSM-V conundrum: where does it belong? A review paper.
Murray SB, Rieger E, Touyz SW, De la Garza García Lic Y. Murray SB, et al. Int J Eat Disord. 2010 Sep;43(6):483-91. doi: 10.1002/eat.20828. Int J Eat Disord. 2010. PMID: 20862769 Review.
METHOD: We present a review and synthesis of the extant literature with a view to informing future decisions regarding the conceptualization of muscle dysmorphia. RESULTS: The validity of muscle dysmorphia as a clinical entity has been empirically demo …
METHOD: We present a review and synthesis of the extant literature with a view to informing future decisions regarding the conceptualization …
Muscle dysmorphia: methodological issues, implications for research.
Suffolk MT, Dovey TM, Goodwin H, Meyer C. Suffolk MT, et al. Eat Disord. 2013;21(5):437-57. doi: 10.1080/10640266.2013.828520. Eat Disord. 2013. PMID: 24044599 Review.
Muscle dysmorphia is a male-dominated, body image-related psychological condition. Despite continued investigation, contention surrounds the nosological status of this disorder. The aim of this article was to review the literature on muscle dysmorphia …
Muscle dysmorphia is a male-dominated, body image-related psychological condition. Despite continued investigation, contention …
Muscle dysmorphia: a critical review of the proposed criteria.
Chung B. Chung B. Perspect Biol Med. 2001 Fall;44(4):565-74. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2001.0062. Perspect Biol Med. 2001. PMID: 11600802 Review.
While body-image related disorders such as anorexia nervosa have focused on thinness, only recently have clinical criteria for a disorder that centers around muscularity--muscle dysmorphia--been proposed. An individual affected by muscle dysmorphia is …
While body-image related disorders such as anorexia nervosa have focused on thinness, only recently have clinical criteria for a disorder th …
Muscle dysmorphia.
Phillips KA, O'Sullivan RL, Pope HG Jr. Phillips KA, et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 1997 Aug;58(8):361. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v58n0806a. J Clin Psychiatry. 1997. PMID: 9515975 No abstract available.
Muscle Dysmorphia, Obsessive-Compulsive Traits, and Anabolic Steroid Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Çınaroğlu M, Yılmazer E. Çınaroğlu M, et al. Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 Sep 4;15(9):1206. doi: 10.3390/bs15091206. Behav Sci (Basel). 2025. PMID: 41009236 Free PMC article. Review.
Muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a body image disorder characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with muscularity and compulsive behaviors such as excessive exercise, rigid dieting, and frequent body checking. ...
Muscle dysmorphia (MD) is a body image disorder characterized by an obsessive preoccupation with muscularity and compulsive be …
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