Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital
Sabine Wilhelm, PhD, Michael Jenike MD, Nancy Keuthen, Thilo Deckersbach PhD, Anne Chosak PhD, Bethany Teachman MS, Kim Wilson MS, Ulrike Buhlmann MS, Antje Bohne MS
The Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Clinic and Research Unit was founded in 1998 by Sabine Wilhelm PhD. It is one of the few clinics in the United States specializing in BDD. Patients are treated with cognitive behavioral treatment and/or medication. The research unit currently focuses on studies regarding information processing, perception and interpretation, neuropsychology, prevalence, and treatment of BDD. Besides active clinical and research services, the clinic serves an educational purpose with research fellows and graduate students currently involved in clinical and research activities.
Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OC Foundation); Development and Testing of a Symptom-Specific OCD Rating Scale (Tourette Syndrome Association); NIMH: Cognitive Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder.(S. Wilhelm)
Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D.Katie Hennigan, Secretary to Dr. Jenike
Telephone: 617-726-2998.
Training Opportunities. Pre and Post-doc positions. Please contact Dr. Wilhelm for more information.
Representative Publications
Wilhelm S. Cognitive therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. J Cognitive Psychother 2000; 14: 245-259. Wilhelm S, Otto MW, Lohr B, Deckersbach T. Cognitive behavior group therapy for body dysmorphic disorder. Behav Res and Ther 1999; 37: 71-75.
Wilhelm S, Keuthen NJ, Nelissen I, Deckersbach T, Forker AE, Baer L, O'Sullivan RL, Jenike MA. Self-Injurious Skin Picking: Clinical Characteristics and Comorbidity. J Clin Psychiatry 1999; 60: 454-459.
Keuthen N, Deckersbach T, Wilhelm S, Hale E, Fraim C, Baer L, O' Sullivan RL,
Jenike MA. Repetitive skin picking in a student population and comparison with a sample of self-injurious skin pickers. Psychosomatics 2000; 41: 210-215.
Keuthen NJ, Wilhelm S, Deckersbach T, Engelhard I, Forker AE, Baer L, Jenike MA. The Skin Picking Scale (SPS): Scale Construction and Psychometric Analyses. J Psychosom Res 2001; 50: 337-341.