BDD is a debilitating and complex condition with profound impacts on mental health; risk of suicide for sufferers is 4500% more than the general population. BDD can be managed with therapy, but sufferers face long waits for clinical help. Our program will accelerate access to life saving treatment.
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Situation
BDD is a much misunderstood and severely debilitating condition - sufferers become obsessed with a 'perceived' physical defect with profound negative impacts to mental-health and wellbeing. Over 1.1Million UK people live with BDD. The condition can be managed with therapy (CBT) but NHS waiting lists can be 2 years long (it also takes an average 10yrs to get an official medical diagnosis). Which is a potentially fatal wait; suicide rates for BDD sufferers are 4500% more than the national average!
Solution
To reduce suffering and waiting times for treatment, our clinical practitioners have developed the 'Overcoming BDD Program', which enables up to 30 individuals to join a 20-week programme of specialised CBT based treatment in a group context online – it has proven to be effective in measurably reducing BDD based anxieties and motivating behaviour change. We have a significant priority list of sufferers who have been awaiting treatment for +1yr. For £20K we can get 120 people into our program.
