Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D., is the Donovan-Chien Family Endowed Professor in Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Chief of Psychology at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Director of the Center for Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders (CORD) at MGH, and Director of the Center for Digital Mental Health in Psychiatry at MGH.
To address the increasing rates of psychiatric disorders in the context of a global mental health service provider shortage, her recent work has focused on the development of scalable digital approaches to treatment. Dr. Wilhelm has developed smartphone-based treatments for OCD, depression, and body dysmorphic disorder. She is currently working on AI and other cutting-edge approaches to enhance the detection and treatment of a wide range of mental health concerns.
Her work has been supported by the NIMH, the International OCD Foundation, and many other funding agencies. She has published over 350 papers and chapters, as well as nine books and has received numerous awards for her work, including the Aaron T. Beck Award from the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, the Peter K. Ranney Innovation Award from the World Medical Innovation Forum, and the NAMI Scientific Research Award.
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Mass General Psychiatry: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder & Related Disorders Program
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Selected publications:
Peterson TJ, Sprich S, Wilhelm S (Eds.), The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Springer. (2023).
Peterson TJ, Sprich S, Wilhelm S (Eds.), The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Springer. (2016).
Peterson TJ, Sprich S, Wilhelm S (Eds.), The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Springer. (2015).
Wilhelm S, Phillips KA, Steketee G. A cognitive behavioral treatment manual for body dysmorphic disorder. New York, Guilford Press (2013).
Woods D, Piacentini J, Chang S, Deckersbach T, Ginsburg G, Peterson A, Scahill L,Walkup J, Wilhelm S. Managing tourette syndrome: A behavioral intervention for children and adults: Therapist guide (Treatments that work). New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2008).
Woods D, Piacentini J, Chang S, Deckersbach T, Ginsburg G, Peterson A, Scahill L,Walkup J, Wilhelm S. Managing tourette syndrome: A behavioral intervention parent workbook (Treatments that work). New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2008).
Woods D, Piacentini J, Chang S, Deckersbach T, Ginsburg G, Peterson A, Scahill L, Walkup J, Wilhelm S. Managing tourette syndrome: A behavioral intervention adult workbook (Treatments that work). New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2008).
Wilhelm S, Steketee G. Cognitive therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder: A guide for professionals. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Press (2006).
Wilhelm S. Feeling good about the way you look: A program for overcoming body image problems. New York, NY: Guilford Press (2006).
