Body Dysmorphic Disorder: 8 Ways To Treat This Disease

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

A 2004 study conducted by the Official Journal of The World Psychiatric Association found that the best psychosocial treatment for body dysmorphic disorder is cognitive behavioral therapy consisting of responsive prevention, behavioral experiments, cognitive restructuring, and exposure. A study conducted by the Massachusetts General Hospital concluded that patients with body dysmorphic disorder who received four weeks of ninety-minute cognitive behavioral therapy sessions daily significantly reduced their symptoms. Another study found that patients who received thirty ninety-minute sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy along with six months of relapse prevention had improvements lasting for two years.