Predictors and moderators of symptom change during cognitive-behavioral therapy or supportive psychotherapy for body dysmorphic disorder.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on predictors of treatment outcome in body dysmorphic disorder, a common and severe disorder, is very limited, and no prior studies have examined moderators of outcome. Because treatment is often but not always efficacious, it is important to identify who is more likely to benefit. We examined predictors and moderators of improvement with therapist-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy versus supportive psychotherapy in the only study of these treatments for body dysmorphic disorder. This report presents secondary analyses from a study whose primary findings have previously been published (Wilhelm et al., 2019).

Methods

Participants (N=120) with DSM-IV body dysmorphic disorder were randomized to therapist-delivered weekly cognitive-behavioral therapy or

SUBMITTER: Phillips KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8276884 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature