Although past research with twins has shown that genes likely play an important role in the development of dysmorphic concerns, there is still very little understanding of their exact role… Read more »
Brain mechanisms of appearance misperception in body dysmorphic disorder: Contributions of bottom-up and top-down processing of bodies and faces
Research shows that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) may have differences in visual processing that change how they pay attention to things (like focusing on small details) and how… Read more »
Visual information processing in body dysmorphic disorder
Prior research has suggested that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) differ in their processing of what they see. As BDD is a disorder that is partly defined by high… Read more »
Functional neuroanatomy of body dysmorphic disorder
Neuroimaging research to understand how the brains of people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) functioned was limited at the time of this study. This study by Dr. Saxena and his… Read more »
Visual attention bias in body dysmorphic disorder
Cognitive behavioral models of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) highlighted information processing biases — cognitive biases that relate to how various forms of information such as visual information are interpreted. Research… Read more »
Investigation of visual perceptual deficits in BDD using EEG
Prior functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research suggested that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) process visual information differently from people without BDD. This may be a key factor behind… Read more »
Effect of intranasal oxytocin on social cognition in body dysmorphic disorder
Oxytocin is a hormone that is associated with emotion recognition and social attentional processing. Given the difficulties in emotion regulation and social approach behavior present in people with body dysmorphic… Read more »
A virtual reality study of cognitive biases in body dysmorphic disorder
Previous research has found that people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) often assign negative interpretations to neutral or benign social interactions, and may believe that others are judging them or… Read more »
Improving access to evidence-based interventions for adolescents with body dysmorphic disorder
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a common and impairing disorder that typically onsets before the age of 18. Although cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can effectively prevent severe long-term consequences of… Read more »