Abstract
The present case study reports treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) using exposure and response prevention (E/RP) for a young woman with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). This 17-year-old woman was treated successfully in 3 months for reductions in obsessions and compulsions, which mainly consisted of mysophobia and body dysmorphic disorder symptoms. The treatment focused on enhancing her motivation and maintenance to the treatment with psycho-education, and her self-control through successful experiences in homework. The effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy for body dysmorphic disorder was discussion. It was hypothesized that body dysmorphic disorder shares common biological and cognitive-behavioral features with obsessive-com-pulsive disorder.
