A systematic review of neurocognition and social cognition in body dysmorphic disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Neurocognitive underpinnings are implicated in the aetiology and maintenance of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD); however, inconsistent findings across a range of neurocognitive domains suggest that a comprehensive synthesis of the literature using a hierarchical framework of neurocognition is needed.

Methods

A final search across OVID Medline, PsycNET, Scopus and Web of Science databases was conducted on 20 June 2024 to identify research that examined performance on behavioural tasks of objective neurocognition in BDD. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Fifty-four studies aligned with the following inclusion criteria: (1) full-text; (2) peer-reviewed; (3) published in English; (4) employed a neurocognitive task with an objective outcome and

SUBMITTER: Katrina HAC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11837421 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature