Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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902426 | Behaviour Research and Therapy | 2006 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Although psychological and pharmacological treatment approaches for Body Dysmorphic Disorder have been evaluated, the relative effectiveness of these two types of interventions has not been examined. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and case series studies involving psychological (i.e., behavioural, cognitive-behavioural, cognitive) or medication therapies. Our findings support the effectiveness of both types of therapy, but suggest that cognitive-behavioural treatment may be the most useful. These findings require cross-validation through large-scale clinical trials.
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Authors
Jaime Williams, Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Donald Sharpe,