perfectionism and - Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
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6/14/13<br />
WHAT DOESN’T APPEAR<br />
TO WORK<br />
WHAT DOESN’T APPEAR<br />
TO WORK CONT.<br />
Anti-psychotics when used without an SRI<br />
Tricyclic antidepressants (except Anafranil)<br />
ECT (can be effective for depression<br />
component)<br />
Neurosurgery (limited case examples; results<br />
mixed)<br />
*Source: Phillips, The Broken Mirror, Revised Edition, 2005<br />
Plastic surgery <strong>and</strong> dermatologic treatments<br />
Most likely outcome is either no or limited<br />
relief, or another body part becoming focus<br />
of concern<br />
Psychodynamic psychotherapy (or does it)<br />
Everyone with BDD has a story<br />
Diet, excessive exercise, natural remedies,<br />
hypnosis<br />
BDD AND COSMETIC TREATMENTS<br />
BDD AND COSMETIC TREATMENTS CONT.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Most commonly sought: rhinoplasties <strong>and</strong><br />
breast augmentation. Other procedures<br />
include microdermabrasions <strong>and</strong> collagen<br />
injections<br />
Two studies reported 71% to 76% of people<br />
with BDD sought cosmetic treatment <strong>and</strong><br />
64% to 66% received it*<br />
7.3% of people reported overall improvement<br />
with BDD** (lower percentage in another<br />
smaller study)<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Several incidents of patients threatening their<br />
doctors <strong>and</strong> at least 4 reported cases of surgeons<br />
murdered by a BDD patient*<br />
29% have threatened cosmetic surgeons with legal<br />
action**<br />
Self surgery/bodily harm, i.e., home dental work,<br />
picking off moles, damaging a part of the body to get<br />
surgery for it<br />
*Crer<strong>and</strong>, et al., Plast Reconstr Surg., 2008<br />
**Sarwer, Aesthet Surg J., 2002<br />
*Crer<strong>and</strong>, et al., Psychosomatics, 2005 <strong>and</strong> Phillips, et al., Psychosomatics, 2001<br />
**Phillips, et al., Psychsomatics, 2001<br />
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