Clinical considerations for the treatment of body dysmorphic disorder with cognitive-behavioral therapy

Body Image

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-49

  Buhlmann, Ulrike ^a   Reese, Hannah E ^b   Renaud, Stefanie ^a   Wilhelm, Sabine ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Body dysmorphic disorder; Body image; Cognitive behavior therapy; Delusionality; Depression; Motivation to change; Personality; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; BODY IMAGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER;

BODY IMAGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DELUSIONS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 41549119880     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.12.002     Document Type: Review

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