36
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2004
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2008
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2008
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
Participants will receive a total of 22 sessions of individual, manual-based CBT. The CBT sessions will occur weekly during the course of the study. During the sessions, participants will receive education about BDD and CBT, engage in activities that help them confront their BDD, learn new ways of thinking about body image, and learn relapse prevention techniques.
BDD Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown
Body Image Program, Butler Hospital, Providence
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
NIH
Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER