Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
51 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2011-03-31
2012-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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CASE_CONTROL
PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) Participants
Participants must be 18 years or older with a primary diagnosis of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a BDD Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (BDDY-BOCS) score of \>20, and a primary facial/head concern. Participants must have the ability to provide informed consent and understand study staff.
No interventions assigned to this group
Healthy Controls
Males and females 18 years of age or older with ability to provide informed consent and understand study staff.
No interventions assigned to this group
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* sufficient fluency of English to understand study staff, procedures, and questionnaires
* ability to provide informed consent
Inclusion for BDD participants only;
* primary diagnosis of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 4th Edition (DSM-IV-TR) BDD
* BDD Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Disorder score (Y-BOCS) of \> 20
* primary facial/head concern
Exclusion Criteria
* schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or any other current lifetime DSM-IV psychotic disorder that is not attributable to delusional BDD
* current suicidality
* current homicidality
* Any current Axis I psychiatric illness
* history of BDD
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Massachusetts General Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sabine Wilhelm
Director, OCD & Related Disorders Program
Principal Investigators
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Sabine Wilhelm, Ph. D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Jennifer Greenberg, Psy. D.
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Massachusetts General Hospital
Locations
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Deckersbach T, Savage CR, Phillips KA, Wilhelm S, Buhlmann U, Rauch SL, Baer L, Jenike MA. Characteristics of memory dysfunction in body dysmorphic disorder. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2000 Sep;6(6):673-81. doi: 10.1017/s1355617700666055.
Phillips KA. Quality of life for patients with body dysmorphic disorder. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2000 Mar;188(3):170-5. doi: 10.1097/00005053-200003000-00007.
Phillips KA, Coles ME, Menard W, Yen S, Fay C, Weisberg RB. Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in body dysmorphic disorder. J Clin Psychiatry. 2005 Jun;66(6):717-25. doi: 10.4088/jcp.v66n0607.
Phillips KA, Menard W, Fay C, Pagano ME. Psychosocial functioning and quality of life in body dysmorphic disorder. Compr Psychiatry. 2005 Jul-Aug;46(4):254-60. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2004.10.004.
Savage CR, Baer L, Keuthen NJ, Brown HD, Rauch SL, Jenike MA. Organizational strategies mediate nonverbal memory impairment in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 1999 Apr 1;45(7):905-16. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00278-9.
Kelly MM, Walters C, Phillips KA. Social anxiety and its relationship to functional impairment in body dysmorphic disorder. Behav Ther. 2010 Jun;41(2):143-53. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2009.01.005. Epub 2009 Oct 7.
Maner JK, Holm-Denoma JM, Van Orden KA, Gailliot MT, Gordon KH, Joiner TE Jr. Evidence for attentional bias in women exhibiting bulimotypic symptoms. Int J Eat Disord. 2006 Jan;39(1):55-61. doi: 10.1002/eat.20222.
Roefs A, Jansen A, Moresi S, Willems P, van Grootel S, van der Borgh A. Looking good. BMI, attractiveness bias and visual attention. Appetite. 2008 Nov;51(3):552-5. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.04.008. Epub 2008 Apr 15.
Carey P, Seedat S, Warwick J, van Heerden B, Stein DJ. SPECT imaging of body dysmorphic disorder. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2004 Summer;16(3):357-9. doi: 10.1176/jnp.16.3.357.
Janelle CM, Hausenblas HA, Fallon EA, Gardner RE. A visual search examination of attentional biases among individuals with high and low drive for thinness. Eat Weight Disord. 2003 Jun;8(2):138-44. doi: 10.1007/BF03325003.
Other Identifiers
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2010P002912
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id