Supervised online training of clinicians in the assessment and treatment of young people with body dysmorphic disorder : a feasibility study
(2025) In Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 54(6). p.794-812- Abstract
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is frequently overlooked and untreated due to insufficient awareness and expertise in mental health settings. We developed a supervisor-supported online education programme to train clinicians in the assessment and treatment of young people with BDD and evaluated its feasibility and preliminary effects. Thirty clinicians working within child and adolescent mental health services across Sweden participated in a 4-to-7-week-long, supervised online education programme and were followed up to 6 months post-education. A BDD expert supervised the participants throughout the training and follow-up period. Measures of feasibility included acceptability, credibility, and satisfaction with the online education.... (More)
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is frequently overlooked and untreated due to insufficient awareness and expertise in mental health settings. We developed a supervisor-supported online education programme to train clinicians in the assessment and treatment of young people with BDD and evaluated its feasibility and preliminary effects. Thirty clinicians working within child and adolescent mental health services across Sweden participated in a 4-to-7-week-long, supervised online education programme and were followed up to 6 months post-education. A BDD expert supervised the participants throughout the training and follow-up period. Measures of feasibility included acceptability, credibility, and satisfaction with the online education. Preliminary learning effects were evaluated with a knowledge and conceptual skills test and a measure of self-efficacy post-education. Self-efficacy and use of learned skills in clinical practice were further assessed at the six-month follow-up. The programme was rated to be both credible and satisfactory. Adherence was good and supervision time was relatively short (18 minutes per trainee/week). Clinicians’ knowledge, conceptual skills, and self-efficacy in assessing and treating paediatric BDD improved significantly. Clinicians also reported using the acquired skills in their clinics. Supervised digital education is a feasible and potentially effective approach to train clinicians in the management of BDD in youths.
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- Gumpert, Martina ; Rautio, Daniel ; Birovecz, Anita ; Jolstedt, Maral ; Lundgren, Tobias ; Fernández de la Cruz, Lorena ; Mataix-Cols, David LU and Jansson-Fröjmark, Markus
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- 2025
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- Contribution to journal
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- Body dysmorphic disorder, clinical competence, cognitive behaviour therapy, evidence-based interventions, online education
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- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
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- 54
- issue
- 6
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- 19 pages
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- Taylor & Francis
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- scopus:105009464248
- pmid:40591877
- ISSN
- 1650-6073
- DOI
- 10.1080/16506073.2025.2515526
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- English
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- yes
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- Publisher Copyright: © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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