基本説明
Provides clear-cut strategies for helping patients overcome self-defeating thoughts, impairments in functioning, and ritualistic behaviors that are core features of BDD.
Full Description
Presenting an effective treatment approach specifically tailored to the unique challenges of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), this book is grounded in state-of-the-art research. The authors are experts on BDD and related conditions. They describe ways to engage patients who believe they have defects or flaws in their appearance. Provided are clear-cut strategies for helping patients overcome the self-defeating thoughts, impairments in functioning, and sometimes dangerous ritualistic behaviors that characterize BDD. Clinician-friendly features include step-by-step instructions for conducting each session and more than 50 reproducible handouts and forms; the large-size format facilitates photocopying.
See also the related self-help guide by Dr. Wilhelm, Feeling Good about the Way You Look, an ideal recommendation for clients with BDD or less severe body image problems.
Contents
I. Fundamentals of Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Its Treatment
1. Introduction to BDD
2. Treatment Overview and Roadmap
3. Special Considerations in Treating Patients with BDD
4. Diagnosing and Assessing BDD and Associated Symptoms
5. Enhancing Motivation
II. Introductory Sessions: Laying the Foundation for Successful Treatment
6. Session 1: Assessing BDD, Orienting the Patient to CBT-BDD, and Assessing Motivation
7. Session 2: Education and Case Formulation
8. Session 3: Setting Goals, Describing CBT-BDD, and Assessing Thoughts
III. Core Treatment Components
9. Sessions 4-5: Evaluating Self-Defeating Thoughts
10. Session 6: Introducing Exposure
11. Sessions 7-9: Adding Ritual Prevention
12. Session 10: Perceptual Retraining for Mirror Checking
13. Sessions 11-20: Introducing Advanced Cognitive Strategies and Moving Forward
14. Termination Sessions, Relapse Prevention, and Booster Sessions
IV. Optional Modules for Patients with Relevant Symptoms
15. Skin Picking and Hair Pulling
16. Weight, Shape, and Muscularity
17. Cosmetic Treatment
18. Depression
