TY - JOUR T1 - Screening for body dysmorphic disorder among patients pursuing cosmetic surgeries in Saudi Arabia JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - 1111 LP - 1120 DO - 10.15537/smj.2020.10.25380 VL - 41 IS - 10 AU - Hatan Mortada AU - Hadeel Seraj AU - Amal Bokhari Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/10/1111.abstract N2 - Objectives: To determine the prevalence of positive screening of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) among patients seeking cosmetic surgeries in plastic surgery and oculoplastic surgery clinics.Methods: The survey of this cross-sectional study was self-administrated and distributed among adults pursuing cosmetic surgeries in plastic surgery and oculoplastic surgery clinics at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between March 2019 and March 2020. The BDD questionnaire was validated, and a highly sensitive and specific tool was used to identify patients with BDD. Ethical approval was granted by the Research Ethics Committee. All analytic studies were performed using IBM SPSS, version 24.Results: A total of 344 patients participated in this study with a mean age of 39.66 ± 13.76 years. Of these, 296 (86%) were women and 298 (86.6%) were Saudi. The prevalence of positive screening for BDD was 19.2%. The most commonly requested procedures were abdominoplasty (21.2%) and skin lesion removal (21.2%). Smoking was found to be significantly associated with BDD with 21.2% of smokers having it (p<0.010).Conclusion: Body dysmorphic disorder was unrecognized among patients pursuing cosmetic surgeries. One-fifth of patients requesting cosmetic procedures are potential cases of BDD requiring psychiatric evaluation and treatment. We recommend implementing screening protocols to identify cases before surgical plans. ER -