title: A meta-analysis of psychological and pharmacological treatments for Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
abstract: Although psychological and pharmacological treatment approaches for Body Dysmorphic Disorder have been evaluated, the relative effectiveness of these two types of interventions has not been examined. We conducted a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials and case series studies involving psychological (i.e., behavioural, cognitive-behavioural, cognitive) or medication therapies. Our findings support the effectiveness of both types of therapy, but suggest that cognitive-behavioural treatment may be the most useful. These findings require cross-validation through large-scale clinical trials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada S4S 0A2.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hadjistavropoulos
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sharpe
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors