Therapist guided internet based cognitive behavioural therapy for body dysmorphic disorder: single blind randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate the efficacy of therapist guided internet based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD-NET) compared with online supportive therapy.

Design

A 12 week single blind parallel group randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Academic medical centre.

Participants

94 self referred adult outpatients with a diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder and a modified Yale-Brown obsessive compulsive scale (BDD-YBOCS) score of ≥ 20. Concurrent psychotropic drug treatment was permitted if the dose had been stable for at least two months before enrolment and remained unchanged during the trial.

Interventions

Participants received either BDD-NET (n=47) or supportive therapy (n=47) delivered via the internet for 12 wee

SUBMITTER: Enander J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4737850 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature