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KDS-Net

The KDS-Net is a scientific network funded by the German Research Foundation/ Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). It consists of seven researchers mainly interested in understanding body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). The main goal of the network is to foster scientific exchange and cooperation in Germany and Europe, in order to gain knowledge about BDD, evidence-based treatment, and the dissemination thereof.


Members of the KDS-Net

University of Braunschweig
E-Mail: anja.grocholewski@tu-braunschweig.de


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Anja Grocholewski

PhD

University of Osnabrück
E-Mail: andrea.hartmann@uni-osnabrueck.de


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Andrea Hartmann Firnkorn

PhD

University of Bamberg
E-Mail: ines.kollei@uni-bamberg.de


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Ines Kollei

PhD

University of Frankfurt
E-Mail: ritter@psych.uni-frankfurt.de


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Viktoria Ritter

PhD

University of Bremen
E-Mail: nheinric@uni-bremen.de


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Nina Heinrichs

PhD

University of Wuppertal
E-Mail: martin@uni-wuppertal.de


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Alexandra Martin

PPhD

University of Münster

E-Mail: ulrike.buhlmann@wwu.de


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Ulrike Buhlmann

PhD

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Our aims are

1.) To strengthen scientific exchange and cooperation

At regular meetings, we discuss joint research projects and research papers. Currently, we investigate the empirically-based classification of BDD using structural equation modeling and examine the psychometric properties of the German version of the BDD-YBOCS (Phillips, et al., 1997; Stangier et al., 2000).
We meet with international guests (e.g., David Mataix-Cols, PhD, David Veale, MD, Christian Rück, PhD, Jesper Enander, PhD), talk about our research projects, exchange research experiences and share ideas for future research projects.
We organize BDD symposia at national and international congresses (e.g., BDD symposium at the Congress of the German Psychological Society in 2018)

2.) To improve patient care

Some of us provide specialist services for patients with BDD at outpatient clinics, including diagnostic assessment and outpatient treatment. We plan to standardize the diagnostic assessment across the centers to optimize diagnostic assessment.

3.) To raise awareness for BDD

We have created this website introducing the KDS-Net and providing information about BDD. The website addresses individuals with BDD, their relatives, clinicians and researchers

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