Evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for individuals with visible differences: a systematic review of the empirical literature.

Alyson Bessell; Timothy P. Moss

doi:10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.04.005

Evaluating the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for individuals with visible differences: a systematic review of the empirical literature.

Alyson Bessell^*
, Timothy P. Moss

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of the West of England

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Abstract

The objective of this review was to systematically identify and evaluate all known studies testing empirically the efficacy of psychosocial intervention programmes for adults with visible differences. Twelve papers met the inclusion criteria. None of the papers demonstrated adequately the clinical effectiveness of the interventions. The review concluded that further research was needed to demonstrate adequately the effectiveness of existing interventions, and a greater number of Randomised Controlled Trials and experimental studies were required to increase the methodological validity of intervention studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	227-238
Number of pages	0
Journal	Body Image
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2007.04.005
Publication status	Published - Sept 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adaptation
Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Body Image
Burns
Cicatrix
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Face
Facial Injuries
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Phobic Disorders
Prejudice
Psoriasis
Psychotherapy
Group
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Self-Help Groups
Skin
Skin Abnormalities
Skin Diseases
Social Desirability
Treatment Outcome
Vitiligo

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