Body integrity dysphoria
| Body integrity dysphoria | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Body integrity identity disorder |
| Specialty | Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology |
| Symptoms | Desire to have a sensory or physical disability, discomfort with being able-bodied |
| Complications | Self-amputation |
| Usual onset | 8–12 years old |
| Risk factors | Knowing an amputee as a child |
| Treatment | Cognitive behavioral therapy |
| Medication | Antidepressants |
Body integrity dysphoria (BID), also referred to as body integrity identity disorder (BIID), amputee identity disorder or xenomelia, and formerly called apotemnophilia, is a rare mental disorder characterized by a desire to have a sensory 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, but the term is controversial.