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Perfectionism as a transdiagnostic process: A clinical review

Egan, Sarah J., Wade, Tracey D., Shafran, Roz·2011·Clinical Psychology Review
DOI 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.04.009
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Perfectionism is a risk and maintaining factor for eating disorders, anxiety disorders and depression. The objective of this paper is to review the four bodies of evidence supporting the notion that perfectionism is a transdiagnostic process. First, a review of the literature was conducted that demonstrates the elevation of perfectionism across numerous anxiety disorders, depression, and eating disorders compared to healthy controls. Data is presented that shows perfectionism increases vulnerability for eating disorders, and that it maintains obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety and depression as it predicts treatment outcome in these disorders. Second, evidence is examined showing that elevated perfectionism is associated with co-occurrence of psychopathology. Third, the different conceptualisations of perfectionism are reviewed, including a cognitive-behavioural conceptualisation of clinical perfectionism that can be utilised to understand this transdiagnostic process. Fourth, evidence that treatment of perfectionism results in reductions in anxiety, depression and eating pathology is reviewed. Finally, the importance of clinicians considering the routine assessment and treatment of perfectionism is outlined.

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  1. Steele, A., Bergin, J., & Wade, T.D. (in press). Predictors of outcome in guided self-help treatment for Bulimia Nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders.
  2. Steele, A., O'Shea, A., Murdock, A., Karney, A., & Wade, T. (in press). Perfectionism and its relation to over-evaluation of weight, shape, depression, and anxiety. International Journal of Eating Disorders.

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Authors
Egan, S. J., Wade, T. D., & Shafran, R.
Affiliations
  • Curtin University (AU)
  • Flinders University (AU)
  • University of Reading (GB)
Corresponding author
Egan, Sarah J.
ORCID
Venue
Clinical Psychology Review
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-03
Volume
31
Issue
2
Pages
203-212
ISSN
0272-7358 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.cpr.2010.04.009
OpenAlex
W2092825860
Cited by
961
References
126
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FWCI
3.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Clinical Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CentAUR (University of Reading) (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
  • eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
Keywords
perfectionism, transdiagnostic mechanisms, eating disorders, anxiety disorders, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety, co-occurring psychopathology, treatment outcomes
MeSH terms
Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Depression, Humans, Personality, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

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