Psychosocial interventions for body dysmorphic disorder

Because there is limited evidence to inform the management of body dysmorphic disorder, treatment recommendations are extrapolated from evidence in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Psychosocial interventions for body dysmorphic disorder include psychoeducation and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with an exposure and response prevention (ExRP) component.

In children, psychosocial interventions should be adapted to their chronological and developmental age. Psychosocial interventions include psychoeducation and cognitive behavioural therapy, and should involve the child and their family, carers or significant others.