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TL;DR: A 2026 meta-analysis in BMC Psychiatry found a moderate cross-sectional association between body dysmorphic disorder symptoms and perfectionism across 34 studies and 13,107 participants. Key Findings 34-study meta-analysis: The review pooled 34 studies…
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A new study investigates the connections between physical activity levels, eating attitudes, and muscle dysmorphia (also known as bigorexia nervosa) in university students. The findings suggest that increased physical activity is associated with greater muscle…
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Bigorexia nervosa, also known as muscle dysmorphia or reverse anorexia, is an emerging psychiatric disorder characterized by an obsessive focus on becoming more muscular. Individuals with bigorexia have a distorted self-image and see themselves as small and we…
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