TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychological treatment of social anxiety disorder improves body dysmorphic concerns
AU - Fang, Angela
AU - Sawyer, Alice T.
AU - Aderka, Idan M.
AU - Hofmann, Stefan G.
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Social anxiety disorder and body dysmorphic disorder are considered nosologically distinct disorders. In contrast, some cognitive models suggest that social anxiety disorder and body dysmorphic disorder share similar cognitive maintenance factors. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of psychological treatments for social anxiety disorder on body dysmorphic disorder concerns. In Study 1, we found that 12 weekly group sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy led to significant decreases in body dysmorphic symptom severity. In Study 2, we found that an attention retraining intervention for social anxiety disorder was associated with a reduction in body dysmorphic concerns, compared to a placebo control condition. These findings support the notion that psychological treatments for individuals with primary social anxiety disorder improve co-occurring body dysmorphic disorder symptoms.
AB - Social anxiety disorder and body dysmorphic disorder are considered nosologically distinct disorders. In contrast, some cognitive models suggest that social anxiety disorder and body dysmorphic disorder share similar cognitive maintenance factors. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of psychological treatments for social anxiety disorder on body dysmorphic disorder concerns. In Study 1, we found that 12 weekly group sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapy led to significant decreases in body dysmorphic symptom severity. In Study 2, we found that an attention retraining intervention for social anxiety disorder was associated with a reduction in body dysmorphic concerns, compared to a placebo control condition. These findings support the notion that psychological treatments for individuals with primary social anxiety disorder improve co-occurring body dysmorphic disorder symptoms.
KW - Attention bias
KW - Body dysmorphic disorder
KW - Cognitive bias modification
KW - Social anxiety disorder
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84885348943&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.07.005
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C2 - 24121100
AN - SCOPUS:84885348943
SN - 0887-6185
VL - 27
SP - 684
EP - 691
JO - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
JF - Journal of Anxiety Disorders
IS - 7
ER -