Variants of Exposure in Body Dysmorphic Disorder and Hypochondriasis

摘要: Currently, hypochondriasis and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) are classified as somatoform disorders in DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000). In ICD-10 (WHO, 1993), BDD is subsumed under hypochondrias. Hypochondriasis have some similarities with respect to symptomatology (fear avoidance), cognitive emotional processing (selective attention abnormalities of the body), behavioral factors (bodily preoccupation, compulsive checking, reassurance, seeking medical treatment). turn, due their within spectrum on one hand, shared features high comorbidity anxiety other APA recommending removal at least from current category placing it new obsessive–compulsive (Phillips et al., 2010). Although less clear, there evidence that a reconceptualization illness might also be reasonable (see below). Besides these similarities, however, differences regard focus concern, relating physical health concerns about appearance. This chapter describes diagnostic summarizes empirical for psychological treatment approaches. Finally, an outlook given future development transdiagnostic interventions BDD.