2 Understanding Family Involvement in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
2 Understanding Family Involvement in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
IRAS ID
229051
Contact name
Amita Jassi
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 25 days
Research summary
The current single centre study aims to examine family involvement in Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and explore the impact of BDD on family members. In order to do this, interviews will be conducted with young people with BDD, parent(s)/carer(s) of young people with BDD, as well as, with clinicians working with BDD to explore the following:
1) How do parent(s)/carer(s) and family members accommodate BDD?
2) What is the impact of BDD on the parents/carers and family as a whole?BDD is a debilitating condition affecting approximately 2% of children and adolescents. Family involvement often referred to as family accommodation (FA) in the literature, has been widely explored in OCD and in anxiety and related disorders. FA describes the change family members make to their own behaviour to help alleviate distress for their relative who is suffering from a psychological disorder. Research in FA suggests that almost 90% of family members, specifically parents/carers significantly accommodate their child’s symptoms to some degree and has been linked to symptom severity and worse treatment outcomes. To the author's knowledge, there is currently no existing research that has explored FA in BDD.
The aim is to recruit 5 young people, 5 parent(s)/carer(s) of young people diagnosed with BDD and 5 clinicians working at the National & Specialist CAMHS OCD, BDD and Related Disorders Clinic for Young People. All participants will take part in a qualitative interview asking them questions about their experiences of FA. All interviews will be audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. The transcriptions will be analysed using thematic analysis techniques.
This study will provide us first-hand knowledge of FA in BDD. A greater understanding of this can lead to more precise treatment protocols and therefore, greater outcomes in treatment for young people.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Bradford Leeds Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
17/YH/0317
Date of REC Opinion
5 Sep 2017
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion