Application of a transdiagnostic treatment for emotional disorders to body dysmorphic disorder: A randomized controlled trial
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Background Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common disorder which is associated with a high rate of comorbidity and functional impairment. Although research shows that cognitive-behavioral therapy can be an efficacious treatment for BDD, there is growing evidence that dysregulated emotion is a core deficit. The Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP) is a transdiagnostic, emotion focused cognitive-behavioral therapy protocol that has been developed to target emotion regulation processes that play an important role in the development and maintenance of many emotional disorders METHODS: : In the present study, 128 patients meeting criteria for BDD were randomized to either the UP (n = 64) or waitlist/treatment-as-usual (WL/TAU) condition. Diagnoses were determined using semi-structural interviews and patients also completed the Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale (BABS), the Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Clinical Global Impression (CGI). Results Repeated measure ANOVA indicated that the UP significantly decreased depression, BDD symptoms and body-related anxiety, as well as significantly improving emotional regulation all with large effect sizes compared to the TAU/WL condition. Treatment gains as well as remission of comorbid conditions were maintained at the three-month follow-up. Limitations Our study limitations include restricted fo…
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Az érzelemszabályozásra vonatkozó stratégiák a BDD tüneteinek szignifikáns csökkenését eredményezték serdülő csoportban és BDD-s betegcsoportban.
“Az érzelemszabályozásra vonatkozó stratégiák a BDD tüneteinek szigni fi káns csökkenését eredményezték mind serdül ő csoportban ( n 5 367, 6 -8. osztályos tanulók), mind pedig BDD-s betegcsoportban ( n 5 128) (Lavell és mtsai, 2018; Mohajerin, Bakhtiyar, Olesnycky, Dolatshahi és Motabi, 2019).”
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- Authors
- Mohajerin, B., Bakhtiyar, M., Olesnycky, O. S., Dolatshahi, B., & Motabi, F.
- Affiliations
- Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Boston University (US)
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (IR)
- Corresponding author
- Bakhtiyar, Maryam
- Venue
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-02
- Volume
- 245
- Pages
- 637-644
- ISSN
- 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2900047648
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 7 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 5.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Keywords
- body dysmorphic disorder, transdiagnostic treatment, emotion regulation, depression, comorbidities, treatment remission
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Affective Symptoms, Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, Clinical Protocols, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Comorbidity, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment Outcome, Body Dysmorphic Disorders
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