Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Sony Khemlani-Patel · Fugen Neziroglu

Feb 2022 · Hogrefe Publishing GmbH

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Learn how to assess and treat body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

Presents the best treatment practices
Instructions for novel and advanced treatment strategies
Tips for improving client engagement
Illustrated with case studies
Printable tools for clinical use

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This volume provides a user-friendly, evidence-based guide to the diagnosis, phenomenology, etiology, and treatment of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). New and seasoned clinicians can learn about the foundations of CBT for BDD as well as the rationale and instructions for modifying the approach to meet the differences in symptoms found in this client group. The book explores techniques for treatment engagement, including adjusting therapeutic style, appropriate utilization of behavioral and cognitive therapy, family involvement, and motivational interviewing techniques. Other issues associated with BDD are also highlighted: poor insight, comorbidity, concerning rates of suicidality, and ambivalence regarding treatment.

The authors outline step-by-step instructions for numerous novel and advanced treatment strategies, including perceptual re-training, attentional training, acceptance and commitment approaches, and ways to manage ongoing desire for cosmetic surgery. Detailed case examples are presented with corresponding treatment guidelines to highlight the variety in clinical presentation and corresponding treatment approaches. Printable tools in the appendices can be used in daily practice.

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About the author

Sony Khemlani-Patel, PhD, is a licensed psychologist with over 20 years of experience in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive related disorders. She is clinical director of the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck, NY, and on the scientific and clinical advisory board of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation. She has presented and published extensively in the areas of body dysmorphic and obsessive-compulsive related disorders and has coauthored two self-help books. Fugen Neziroglu, PhD, ABPP, ABBP, is a board-certified behavior and cognitive psychologist and leading researcher in obsessive-compulsive related disorders. She is the cofounder and executive director of the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck, NY, as well as clinical assistant professor at the school of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She is on the scientific and clinical advisory board of the International Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Foundation and of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, and president of OCD New York.

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