Body integrity dysphoria

Body integrity dysphoria
Other namesBody integrity identity disorder
SpecialtyPsychiatry, Clinical Psychology
SymptomsDesire to have a sensory or physical disability, discomfort with being able-bodied
ComplicationsSelf-amputation
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 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.