BDD
Body Dysmorphic Disorder Date created: 2022-11-22
Diagnostic features
Prevalence, comorbidity, and natural course
Individuals with BDD have a markedly poor quality of life, even when compared to other psychiatric disorders such as depression: Phillips2005 - Psychosocial functioning and quality of life in body dysmorphic disorder
Etiology and maintenance of symptoms
Genetic
Neurobiology
Environmental risk factors
Psychological explanations
Network theory
Treatment of BDD
Pharmacological treatments
Psychological treatments
ICBT
App and VR treatment
BDD smartphone app peer review
In a randomized controlled trial, app-based CBT for BDD outperformed waitlist control with a large effect size (d = 1.44): Wilhelm2022 - Efficacy of App-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Coach Support, Initial Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial