Efficacy of cognitive therapy on patients with body image disturbance in oral orthopedics / 中华医学美学美容杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To examine the effectiveness of cognitive therapy on orthodontic patients with body image disturbance (BID).Methods 21 orthodontic patients with BID in study group re ceived routine orthopedic treatment and cognitive therapy,and 15 orthodontic patients with BID in control group received only routine orthopedic treatment.All patients were tested with Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90),Cognitive Bias Questionnaire (CBQ),Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS),Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS),and Body Image Questionnaire (BIQ) at prior and post treatment.Results SAS and SDS scores in the study group were decreased after treatment,and SDS decrease in the study group was larger than that in control group.The factor scores of both groups on the SCL- 90were decreased after treatment,and most factor scores decrease in study group was larger than that in control group.Three dimensions (except for function impairment) of the BIQ were improved in the study group as compared with control group.Cognitive styles were improved on the study group as compared with control group.Conclusions The cognitive therapy can improve cognitive bias and mental health of patients with BID.