Kevin Thompson of the University of South Florida, in the United States, says that BDD is probably rare, “perhaps affecting between 1.0 - 2.0% of the general population and 10 - 15% of psychiatric outpatients. ”
Kevin Thompson dari University of South Florida, di Amerika Serikat, mengatakan bahwa BDD mungkin jarang terjadi, ” barangkali menyerang antara 1 - 2% penduduk dan 10 - ​ 15% pasien kejiwaan rawat jalan ”.