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Prevalence and effect of body dysmorphic disorder in females at Madinah, Saudi Arabia
CONCLUSION: The current study sheds light on the current state of BDD in the most vulnerable section of the general population. Throughout the study, we discovered that BDD is a common ailment that affects 14.68% of female Saudi youths. The majority of BDD participants avoid social gatherings, avoid visiting friends, and refuse to leave the house. On top of that, people with BDD wish to undergo cosmetic operations such as skin color changes and skin peeling.PMID:36618228 | PMC:PMC9810896 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_684_22 (Source: Primary Care)
Source: Primary Care - January 9, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Asma M AlOtaibi Mansour M Almuzaini Mzoun A Alotaibi Razan M Alotaibi Source Type: research

Efficacy of Cognitive Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial
Behav Ther. 2023 Jan;54(1):65-76. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2022.07.006. Epub 2022 Jul 27.ABSTRACTDysfunctional cognitive processes and maladaptive interpersonal patterns have been postulated to maintain body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). The present trial evaluated CT for BDD (CT-BDD), which includes modules targeting maladaptive cognitive processing in BDD, as well as elements of schema therapy related to interpersonal problems. We investigated whether (a) CT-BDD is effective, as compared with a wait-list (WL) group at Week 12; (b) outcome of CT-BDD is maintained at posttreatment and 3- and 6-months follow-up; and (c) whether cha...
Source: Behavior Therapy - January 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Viktoria Ritter Johanna Sch üller Eric M Berkmann Laura von Soosten-H öllings-Lilge Ulrich Stangier Source Type: research

Development of a Forced Choice Assessment of Appearance Importance: The Appearance Preference Task (APT)
ConclusionThe present investigation provides preliminary support for the APT ’s potential utility as a novel assessment of appearance importance. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - January 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research

Body Dysmorphic Disorder
This article summarizes current knowledge of body dysmorphic disorder across the life span. An overview of the epidemiology and phenomenology of this condition is provided, as well as clinical perspectives on assessment and treatment. Barriers to accessing treatment are considered, along with recent developments to improve access. Future directions in research and clinical care for this population are summarized. (Source: The Psychiatric Clinics of North America)
Source: The Psychiatric Clinics of North America - December 26, 2022 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Amita Jassi, Georgina Krebs Source Type: research

Quality of Life, Body Image and Personality Traits Among Women Receiving Botulinum Toxin Type a for Cosmetic Purposes
ConclusionsIn clients receiving botulinum toxin injection for cosmetic purposes, QoL was higher than in the control group. No signs of body dysmorphia or pathological personality traits were found in these individuals.Level of Evidence IVThis journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authorswww.springer.com/00266. (Source: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery)
Source: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - December 13, 2022 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: research

Body image disturbance and associated eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder pathology in gay and heterosexual men: A systematic analyses of cognitive, affective, behavioral und perceptual aspects
This study contributes to the quantitatively large, yet narrow in scope research on body image in gay men by assessing whether gay and heterosexual men systematically differ on various dimensions of body image disturbance and associated pathology, i.e., eating disorder and body dysmorphic disorder symptoms. Moreover, we examined the influence of general everyday discrimination experiences and involvement with the gay community on body image. MethodN = 216 men (n = 112 gay men,n = 104 heterosexual men) participated in an online survey measuring the discrepancy between self-rated current and ideal body fat/ muscularity; driv...
Source: PLoS One - December 6, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Michaela Schmidt Source Type: research

Appearance Anxiety Inventory (AAI): creation and validation of the Polish language version
CONCLUSIONS: The Polish version of the AAI questionnaire showed sufficient or better psychometric properties to support its use in clinical and research work with Polish speakers.PMID:36457681 | PMC:PMC9704470 | DOI:10.5114/ada.2021.112767 (Source: Advances in Dermatology and Allergology)
Source: Advances in Dermatology and Allergology - December 2, 2022 Category: Dermatology Authors: Ida Yurtsever Łukasz Matusiak Marta Szepietowska David Veale Jacek C Szepietowski Source Type: research