A clinician’s quick guide to evidence-based approaches: perfectionism

References

• Arpin-Cribbie, C., Irvine, J., & Ritvo, P. (2012). Web-based cognitive-behavioral therapy for perfectionism: A randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy Research, 22(2), 194–207. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2011.637242
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Egan, S. J., Wade, T. D., Shafran, R., & Antony, M. M. (2014). Cognitive-behavioral treatment of perfectionism. Guilford.
   Google Scholar
• Egan, S. J., Van Noort, E., Chee, A., Kane, R. T., Hoiles, K. J., Shafran, R., & Wade, T. D. (2014). A randomised controlled trial of face to face versus pure online self-help cognitive behavioural treatment for perfectionism. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 63, 107–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2014.09.009
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Egan, S. J., Wade, T. D., Fitzallen, G., O’Brien, A., & Shafran, R. (2022). A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies of the link between anxiety, depression and perfectionism: Implications for treatment. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 50(1), 89–105. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465821000357
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fairburn, C. G., Cooper, Z., & Shafran, R. (2003). The clinical perfectionism questionnaire. Unpublished scale. Oxford University.
   Google Scholar
• Frost, R. O., Marten, P., Lahart, C., & Rosenblate, R. (1990). The dimensions of perfectionism. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 14(5), 449–468. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01172967
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Galloway, R., Watson, H. J., Greene, D., Shafran, R., & Egan, S. J. (2022). The efficacy of randomised controlled trials of cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(2), 170–184. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2021.1952302
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Grieve, P., Egan, S. J., Andersson, G., Carlbring, P., Shafran, R., & Wade, T. D. (2022). The impact of internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism on different measures of perfectonism: A randomised controlled trial. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51(2), 130–142. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2021.1928276
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hewitt, P. L., Mikail, S. F., Flett, G. L., Tasca, G. A., Flynn, C. A., Deng, X., Kaldas, J., & Chen, C. (2015). Psychodynamic/interpersonal group psychotherapy for perfectionism: Evaluating the effectiveness of a short-term treatment. Psychotherapy, 52(2), 205–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000016
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hoiles, K. J., Rees, C. S., Kane, R. T., Howell, J., & Egan, S. J. (2022). A pilot randomised controlled trial of guided self-help cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism: Impact on diagnostic status and comorbidity. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 76, 101739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101739
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• James, K. & Rimes, K. A. (2018). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy versus pure cognitive-behavioural self-help for perfectionism: A pilot randomised study. Mindfulness, 9(3), 801–814. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0817-8
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Leone, E. M. & Wade, T. D. (2018). Measuring perfectionism in children: A systematic review of the mental health literature. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 27(5), 553–567. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-017-1078-8
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lowndes, T. A., Egan, S. J., & McEvoy, P. M. (2018). Efficacy of brief guided self-help cognitive behavioral treatment for perfectionism in reducing perinatal depression and anxiety: A randomised controlled trial. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 48(2), 106–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/16506073.2018.149081
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ong, C. N., Lee, E. B., Krafft, J., Terry, C. L., Barrett, T. S., Levin, M. E., & Twohig, M. P. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of acceptance and commitment therapy for clinical perfectionism. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 22, 100444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2019.100444
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Robinson, K. & Wade, T. D. (2021). Perfectionism interventions targeting disordered eating: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The International Journal of Eating Disorders, 54(4), 473–487. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.23483
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rozental, A., Shafran, R., Wade, T., Egan, S. J., Nordgren, L., Carlbring, P., Landström, A., Roos, S., Skoglund, M., Thelander, E., Trosell, L., Örtenholm, A., & Andersson, G. (2017). A randomized controlled trial of internet-based cognitive behavior therapy for perfectionism including an investigation of outcome predictors. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 95, 79–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.015
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rozental, A., Shafran, R., Wade, T. D., Kothari, R., Egan, S. J., Ekberg, L., Wiss, M., Carlbring, P., & Andersson, G. (2018). Guided web-based cognitive behavior therapy for perfectionism: Results from two different randomized controlled trials. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(4), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.9823
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shafran, R., Cooper, Z., & Fairburn, C. G. (2002). Clinical perfectionism: A cognitive–behavioural analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40(7), 773–791. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00059-6
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shafran, R., Wade, T., Egan, S., Kothari, R., Allcott-Watson, H., Carlbring, P., Rozental, A., & Andersson, G. (2017). Is the devil in the detail? A randomised controlled trial of guided internet-based CBT for perfectionism. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 95, 99–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.05.01
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Shafran, R., Egan, S. J., & Wade, T. D. (2018). Overcoming perfectionism: A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques (2nd. ed.). Little Brown Book Group.
   Google Scholar
• Shu, C. Y., Watson, H. J., Anderson, R. A., Wade, T. D., Kane, R. T., & Egan, S. J. (2019). A randomized controlled trial of unguided internet cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism in adolescents: Impact on risk for eating disorders. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 120, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2019.103429
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Slaney, R. B., Rice, K. G., Mobley, M., Trippi, J., & Ashby, J. S. (2001). The revised almost perfect scale. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 34(3), 130–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2002.12069030
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Steele, A. L. & Wade, T. D. (2008). A randomised trial investigating guided self-help to reduce perfectionism and its impact on bulimia nervosa: A pilot study. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 46(12), 1316–1323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2008.09.006
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Suh, H., Sohn, H., Kim, T., & Lee, D. (2019). A review and meta-analysis of perfectionism interventions: Comparing face-to-face with online modalities. Journal of Counselling Psychology, 66(4), 473–486. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000355
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Valentine, E. G., Bodill, K. O., Watson, H. J., Hagger, M. S., Kane, R. T., Anderson, R. A., & Egan, S. J. (2018). A randomised controlled trial of unguided internet cognitive-behavioral treatment for perfectionism in individuals who engage in regular exercise. The International Journal of Eating Disorders, 51(8), 984–988. https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.22888
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wade, T. D., Kay, E., Valle, M. K., Egan, S. J., Andersson, G., Carlbring, P., & Shafran, R. (2019). Internet‐based cognitive behaviour therapy for perfectionism: More is better but no need to be prescriptive. The Clinical Psychologist, 23(3), 196–205. https://doi.org/10.1111/cp.12193
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar