Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...

Body dysmorphic disorder (body dysmorphia) results from internal and external experiences. Rapid or significant weight loss may, in some cases, lead to body dysmorphia. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) ...

Often termed “bigorexia” in medical circles, muscle dysmorphia manifests as an overwhelming preoccupation with perceived inadequacies in muscularity. This condition drives affected individuals into ...

Have you ever felt like some part of your body was…not really yours? I’m not talking about phantom limbs or alien babies here – more about a subtle sort of discomfort with a significant body part. An ...

What does it look like to have an "athletic body?" What does artificial intelligence think it looks like to have one? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A recent study ...

Schizophrenia is characterised by profound disruptions in perception, emotion and self-experience. Body-oriented psychotherapy integrates structured movement, posture work and tactile interventions to ...