Sabine Wilhelm, PhD
Director, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program
Director, OCD and Related Disorders Program
- Phone: 617-726-6766
- Departments
- Department of Psychiatry
- Clinical Interests
- Treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder
- Treatment of body dysmorphic disorder
- Treatment of tourette and tic disorders
- Locations
- Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Medical Education
- PhD, University of Marburg
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Gender
- Female
- Foreign Languages
- German
- Patient Age Group
- Adult
- Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Biography
Sabine Wilhelm, PhD is Professor at Harvard Medical School, Director of the OCD and Related Disorders Program and Director of the Cognitive-Behavior Therapy Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is an internationally known researcher in the areas of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), and Tic Disorders.
Dr. Wilhelmhas been the principal investigator or site principal investigator of 7NIMH-funded research grants. She has published over 140 articles, reviews, and chapters on the cognitive functioning, prevalence, and treatment outcome of these disorders. Dr. Wilhelm recently authored a treatment manual for BDD entitled: A Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Manual for Body Dysmorphic Disorder. She also published a treatment manual for OCD entitled: Cognitive Therapy for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Guide for Professionals. In addition she wrote the self-help book Feeling Good About the Way You Look: A Program for Overcoming Body Image Problems.
Dr. Wilhelm is the Vice Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation, and she serves on the Scientific Council for the Anxiety and Depression Association of America as well as on the Tourette SyndromeAssociation Behavioral Science Consortium.
Dr. Wilhelm is an Associate Editor for Behavior Therapy and she serves on several other editorial boards.
She was the Chair of theScientific Review Committee of the World Congress of Behavioral and CognitiveTherapies, which was held in Boston June 2010. Dr. Wilhelm was recently electedas a Representative-at-Large for the Association for Behavioral and CognitiveTherapies (ABCT).
Publications
View my most recent publications at PubMed
Books
Wilhelm S, Phillips KA, Steketee G. A cognitive behavioraltreatment manual for bodydysmorphic disorder. New York, Guilford Press (2013).
Woods D, Piacentini J, Chang S, Deckersbach T, Ginsburg G, Peterson A, ScahillL, Walkup J,
Wilhelm S. Managing tourette syndrome: A behavioral intervention adultworkbook (Treatments that work). New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2008).
Woods D, Piacentini J, Chang S, Deckersbach T, Ginsburg G, Peterson A, ScahillL, Walkup J,
Wilhelm S. Managing tourette syndrome: A behavioral intervention parentworkbook (Treatments that work). New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2008).
Woods D, Piacentini J, Chang S, Deckersbach T, Ginsburg G, Peterson A, ScahillL, Walkup J,
Wilhelm S. Managing tourette syndrome: A behavioral intervention forchildren and adults: Therapist guide (Treatments that work). New York, NY:Oxford University Press (2008).
Wilhelm S. Feeling good about the way you look: A program for overcomingbody image
problems. New York, NY: Guilford Press (2006).
Wilhelm S, Steketee G. Cognitive therapy for obsessive compulsivedisorder: A guide for professionals. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press (2006).
Common symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Dr. Sabine Wilhelm explains common symptoms of Body Dysmorphic Disorder.
Dr. Darin Dougherty discusses BDD
Dr. Darin Dougherty discusses Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Behavioral intervention can reduce tics in adults with Tourette syndrome
Specially designed comprehensive behavioral therapy is more effective than sessions offering patient support and education in helping adults with Tourette syndrome manage their tics – sudden, repetitive motions or vocalizations – according to a new study.
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