Development of the social concerns in individuals with body-focused repetitive behaviors (SCIB) scale.

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) include such disorders as compulsive hair pulling, skin picking, nail biting, and cheek biting, which can lead to significant psychosocial impairment (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). As such, social concerns (i.e.

Resting-State Functional Connectivity of Supplementary Motor Area Associated with Skin-Picking Symptom Severity.

Pathological skin picking (excoriation) is a relatively common disorder. Although it has been hypothesized to share a similar pathophysiological basis as other obsessive-compulsive (OC) spectrum disorders, to date, little work has specifically examined the precise neurobiological mechanisms involved in excoriation. Disruption in functional circuits involving the right inferior frontal gyrus (rIFG) and supplementary motor area (SMA) may be particularly relevant to skin-picking pathology as these regions have been implicated in other OC-spectrum disorders for their roles in response inhibition and voluntary motor action, respectively.

Mental Contamination in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Associations With Contamination Symptoms and Treatment Response.

The most common symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is contamination fear. Feelings of contamination can be provoked through contact with a physical contaminant, referred to as contact contamination (CC), as well as in the absence of one, referred to as mental contamination (MC). Prior research indicates that CC and MC are distinct, and MC may interfere with treatment for CC.

Hostile interpretation training for individuals with alcohol use disorder and elevated trait anger: A controlled trial of a web-based intervention.

High trait anger is associated with more severe alcohol use problems, and alcohol has been found to facilitate aggressive behavior among individuals with high trait anger. Treatments focused on a sample with alcohol use disorder with elevated anger could reduce alcohol use problems, as well as violence and aggression. We sought to examine the efficacy of interpretation bias modification for hostility (IBM-H) in a sample with high trait anger and alcohol use disorder (AUD).

A multi-method analysis of distress tolerance in body dysmorphic disorder.

Distress tolerance (DT) is a transdiagnostic construct linked to multiple psychiatric disorders. We conducted three studies using different methods to investigate the relationship between DT and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Study 1 found a significant relationship between low DT and more severe BDD symptoms in an adult community sample (N=81).

Contamination-Focused Exposure as a Treatment for Disgust-Based Fears: A Preliminary Test in Spider-Fearful Women.

Background: Disgust is thought to play a prominent role in multiple anxiety disorders and fears, including spider phobia, though little attention has been given to specific treatment strategies that may be effective for multiple disgust-based fears.

Aims: In the present study, we evaluated contamination-focused exposure as a potential transdiagnostic treatment strategy for disgust-based fears in a spider fearful sample.

Method: Women with significant spider fear were randomized to three 30-minute sessions of exposure therapy involving repeated contact with a dirt mixture (n=17) or a waitlist control condition (n=17).