This book is a unique treatment manual which looks at the
assessment of BDD, offering an treatment model in the form of CBT
and pharmacotherapy
* Summarises the current knowledge and theoretical perspectives
about BDD
* Covers the practical aspects of assessment, engagement, and
therapy
* Uses a number of practical resources, including client
handouts
Table of Content
About the authors.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
Part A: Knowledge and Theory of Body Dysmorphic
Disorder.
1. The diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder.
2. History of body dysmorphic disorder.
3. Epidemiology and presentation of BDD.
4. Descriptive psychopathology of BDD.
5. Psychogenic excoriation.
6. Psychological aspects of cosmetic procedures.
7. Risk factors in the development of BDD.
8. Neurobiological aspects of BDD.
9. Learning theory models of BDD.
10. A cognitive behavioral model of BDD.
11. Evidence for cognitive behavior therapy in BDD.
12. Evidence for pharmacotherapy in BDD.
Part B: Assessment and Therapy.
13. Assessment.
14. Engagement and formulation.
15. Advice on cosmetic procedures.
16. Imagery rescripting.
17. Modifying attentional biases.
18. Modifying cognitive processes in BDD.
19. Avoidance, compulsive, and safety-seeking behaviors.
20. Modifying appraisals.
21. Habit reversal for psychogenic excoriation.
22. Behavioral activation for depression in BDD.
23. Pharmacotherapy.
Appendix 1 Diagnostic interviews and assessment scales.
Appendix 2 Leaflets and forms used during therapy.
Appendix 3 Resources for BDD.
References.
Index.
About the author
David Veale is a Consultant Psychiatrist in Cognitive
Behaviour Therapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and
The Priory Hospital North London, and an Honorary Senior Lecturer
at the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. His
main research and clinical interests are in Body Dysmorphic
Disorder (BDD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He is the
author of four books and over 70 peer-reviewed articles.
Fugen Neziroglu is a board certified behavioural/
cognitive and clinical psychologist involved in the research
and treatment of anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive
spectrum disorders. She is Clinical Director of the
Bio-Behavioral Institute in Great Neck, NY, USA; Adjunct Professor
of Psychology at Hofstra University in Long Island, NY; and Adjunct
Professor of Psychiatry at New York University. She has published
over 14 books, which have been translated into various
languages, and written over 150 peer reviewed articles on
obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders. She is on the
scientific advisory board of the International Obsessive Compulsive
Disorder Foundation.
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