Optimizing Evidence-Based Treatment for Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Jennifer L. Greenberg, PsyD, is Director of Translational Research in the Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD) at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Assistant Director of the MGH Psychiatry Center for Digital Mental Health, and Associate Professor of Psychology (Psychiatry) at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Greenberg is a licensed clinical psychologist, recognized internationally for her expertise in the treatment of body image and obsessive compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) across the lifespan. Her research has focused on developing, testing, and personalizing evidence-based treatments for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and related disorders. She has published extensively on cognitive-behavioral therapy, BDD, and OCRDs, and is frequently invited to speak nationally and internationally on these topics. She serves on the Editorial Board of Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. Dr. Greenberg’s current work focuses on using digital solutions to improve access to care.Hilary Weingarden, PhD, is a psychologist in the Center for OCD and Related Disorders at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Assistant Director of the MGH Psychiatry Center for Digital Mental Health, and Assistant Professor of Psychology (Psychiatry) at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Weingarden is a licensed psychologist with expertise in evidence-based treatments for OCD, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), and related disorders. She also conducts clinical research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and Harvard Medical School, focused on the harmful role of shame in BDD and obsessive compulsive related disorders (OCRDs) and on leveraging technology to enhance the assessment and treatment of BDD and OCRDs. She has published widely on BDD and OCRDs and has been invited to speak nationally and internationally, as well as to media outlets, about BDD, OCRDs, and body image. Dr. Weingarden serves on the grant review committee for the International OCD Foundation and editorial board for the Journal of Obsessive Compulsive Related Disorders.

• Chapter 1.  Diagnostic and Clinical Features.- Chapter 2. Comorbidity and Differential Diagnosis.- Chapter 3.  Assessment of BDD.- Chapter 4. Barriers to Treatment.- Chapter 5. CBT Model.- Chapter 6. Overview of Evidence-Based Treatment: Psychotherapy.- Chapter 7. Overview of Evidence-Based Treatment: Medication.- Chapter 8. Non-Recommended Treatment.- Chapter 9. Under-Represented Populations and Cross-Cultural Considerations.- Chapter 10. Variants: Muscle Dysmorphia.- Chapter 11. Variants: BDD-by-Proxy.- Chapter 12. Adolescent BDD and the Role of Family in Treatment.