A Clinical Validation of the Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire

Jorgensen, Lisa; Castle, David; Roberts, Clare; Groth‐Marnat, Gary

doi:10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00860.x

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“…Significant correlations were observed between the DCQ and impairment in different life domains; correlations were also observed between the DCQ and the Beck Depression Inventory (r = 0.49). In a second study with psychiatric inpatients, the DCQ showed high convergent validity with construct-related measures and discriminated between BDD patients and patients with other psychiatric disorders [Jorgensen et al, 2001]. In addition to the DCQ, the Center for Epidemiological Studies for Depression-Scale (CES-D) by Radloff [1977;German version by Hautzinger and Bailer, 1991] was used to assess general symptoms of depression.…”

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“…To prevent the psychological and economic costs of unnecessary and sometimes harmful treatment procedures, it is necessary to identify patients with BDD in dermatological samples when seeking treatment or surgery. The Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (DSQ) [Oosthuizen et al, 1998;Jorgensen et al, 2001], a short and economical self-rating instrument that screens for BDD symptoms, may prove beneficial in this identification process. The purpose of this study was to validate the DCQ as a screening instrument for BDD in dermatological outpatients.…”

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Screening for Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Dermatological Outpatients

Stangier¹,

Janich²,

Adam-Schwebe³

et al. 2003

Dermatol Psychosom

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Background: Although body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is frequently found in dermatological settings, it often remains unrecognised. The aims of the current study were to validate the Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire (DCQ) as a screening instrument; and to estimate the frequency of dysmorphic concerns in a dermatological sample of female outpatients. Patients and Methods: Item characteristics and factor structure of the DCQ were analysed on the basis of data from an unselected sample of 156 dermatological outpatients. In addition, to investigate discriminative validity of the DCQ, 65 patients, including 22 patients with BDD, 21 patients with disfiguring dermatological conditions and 21 patients with non-disfiguring, mild dermatological conditions participated in the study. Diagnoses were based on the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Diagnostic Module. Additionally, the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale modified for BDD was applied, and the patients completed a depression questionnaire. Results: The factor structure and internal consistency of the DCQ were satisfactory. Significant correlations with depressive mood and obsessive-compulsive symptoms confirm its convergent validity. The DCQ revealed significant differences between BDD patients, patients with disfiguring disorders, and patients with non-disfiguring disorders, thus demonstrating a high discriminative validity. A cut-off value of ≧14 provided the best balance of sensitivity and specificity and resulted in correct classification of 84.6% of the patients. Of the unselected outpatients sample 9% achieved positive test results that indicate clinically significant dysmorphic concerns. Conclusion: The results confirm the validity of the DCQ as a sensitive and specific screening instrument that can be recommended as a routine assessment instrument in clinical practice.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Screening for Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Dermatological Outpatients

Stangier¹,

Janich²,

Adam-Schwebe³

et al. 2003

Dermatol Psychosom

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“…The test is internally consistent with a reported alpha of 0.8. It has also been found [Jorgensen et al, 2001] that the DCQ discriminates well between those who do and do not meet criteria for BDD as assessed by the Body Dysmorphic Disorder Examination (BDDE) [Rosen et al, 1995] and between BDD patients, patients with disfiguring disorders and patients with non-disfiguring disorders [Stangier et al, 2003] The Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS). The MPS comprises three scales measuring self-oriented, other-oriented and socially prescribed perfectionism [Hewett and Flett, 1991].…”

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Treatment Seeking in Young Women with Acne

Hanstock¹,

O’Mahony²

2003

Dermatol Psychosom

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Background: It is important that acne sufferers seek medical treatment to alleviate physical and possible psychological effects as early as possible. Treatment seeking behaviour amongst acne sufferers, however, is poorly understood. Objectives: To examine which type of personality variables can predict those who will seek medical treatment. To also examine what type of help seeking is associated with better acne related quality of life. Methods: Participants were 165 female students from an Australian University (82.5% response rate) aged between 17 and 28 years. All participants had their acne objectively rated as well as provided their own subjective rating. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Acne Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (Acne QoL), The Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (MPS) and The Dysmorphic Concerns Questionnaire (DCQ) were used to assess participants’ general psychopathology, acne related quality of life, type and level of perfectionism and dysmorphic concerns, respectively. Results: Binomial logistic regression analysis revealed that a greater level of objective rated acne severity was associated with seeking treatment from non-medical help (p < 0.05). ANOVAs revealed (p < 0.01) that those participants seeking treatment from nonmedical professionals had less psychopathology, greater acne severity and a high level of socially prescribed perfectionism and dysmorphic concerns. Furthermore, ANOVA revealed that those participants who were currently seeking help from a medical professional had a greater acne quality of life (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Those young women experiencing more severe acne severity seek help from non-physicians. Less distress due to acne is associated with seeking medical help.

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“…The DCQ has been used in a number of cosmetic surgery studies (e.g., Castle et al, 2004;Kisely et al, 2002). The DCQ has demonstrated good psychometric properties, with a Cronbach's alpha of .80 (Jorgensen et al, 2001). Most of the variance (39%) is explained by a single factor and it shows strong correlations with measures of depression and social anxiety (Jorgensen et al, 2001).…”

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“…The DCQ has demonstrated good psychometric properties, with a Cronbach's alpha of .80 (Jorgensen et al, 2001). Most of the variance (39%) is explained by a single factor and it shows strong correlations with measures of depression and social anxiety (Jorgensen et al, 2001). The internal consistency of the DCQ was high in both the pre-operative and post-operative survey of the current study (α = .85).…”

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A Comparison of the Psychological Outcomes of Cosmetic Surgical Procedures

Dowling¹,

Jackson²,

Honigman³

2012

PSIJ

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Studies of psychological outcomes of cosmetic surgery generally provide low standards of evidence due to significant methodological limitations and few studies have explored the outcomes of surgery types other than breast reduction or have compared post-operative outcomes for different surgery types. This study therefore aimed to explore the psychological outcomes and post-operative satisfaction of cosmetic surgery and compare the outcomes and satisfaction of participants undergoing different procedures. Surveys were administered to a sample of 142 elective cosmetic surgery patients prior to surgery and six months after surgery. The surveys included standardised measures of body image (appearance evaluation, appearance orientation, body areas satisfaction), self-esteem, and mental health (psychiatric disturbance, anxiety, depression, dysmorphic concerns). The findings revealed high rates of post-operative satisfaction and significant improvements in several dimensions of body image (appearance evaluation and body area satisfaction) and mental health (anxiety, depression, and dysmorphic concerns), but not self-esteem. Breast augmentation patients reported significantly higher improvement on appearance evaluation, significantly higher ratings of how likely they thought it was that they had achieved, or would achieve, what they were looking for in having the procedure, and a trend to report that the overall result of surgery was better than or as expected than rhinoplasty patients. It is recommended that future research clarifies the degree to which self-esteem and indices of mental health improve after cosmetic surgery and fully establishes the impact of different procedures on psychological outcomes. Level of Evidence. Therapeutic Study, Level II.

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A Clinical Validation of the Dysmorphic Concern Questionnaire

Abstract: Negative body beliefs are the hallmark of BDD. However, the existence of dysmorphic concern does not necessarily imply a diagnosis of BDD. The DCQ is a quick and efficient means of identifying dysmorphic concern in those who present with depression, OCD, social phobia or BDD.

Cited by 83 publications

References 21 publications

Screening for Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Dermatological Outpatients

Screening for Body Dysmorphic Disorder in Dermatological Outpatients

Treatment Seeking in Young Women with Acne

A Comparison of the Psychological Outcomes of Cosmetic Surgical Procedures

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