Body integrity dysphoria

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Body integrity dysphoria
Other namesBody integrity identity disorder
SpecialtyPsychiatry, Clinical Psychology
SymptomsDesire to have a sensory or physical disability, discomfort with being able-bodied
ComplicationsUnsafe attempts to disable oneself
Usual onset8–12 years old
Risk factorsKnowing an amputee as a child
TreatmentCognitive behavioral therapy
MedicationAntidepressants

Body integrity dysphoria (BID), also referred to as body integrity identity disorder (BIID), amputee identity disorder or xenomelia, and formerly called apotemnophilia, is a mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a sensory disability or physical disability or feeling discomfort with being able-bodied, beginning in early adolescence and resulting in harmful consequences. BID appears to be related to somatoparaphrenia. People with this condition may refer to themselves as transabled.

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