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  • A Harvard Medical School Teaching Affiliate
      Body Dysmorphic Disorder

    The Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) Clinic & Research Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School was founded in 1998 by Sabine Wilhelm, Ph.D. Currently, this is one of the few clinics in the United States, and the only clinic in Boston, specializing in the treatment and research of BDD.

    The Clinic consists of a treatment program and a research unit. Patients are treated with cognitive behavioral treatment and/or medication. The Research Unit currently focuses on studies regarding information processing, perception and interpretation, neuropsychology, neuroimaging, prevalence, and treatment of BDD. In addition to active clinical and research services, the Clinic serves an educational purpose with research fellows and graduate students currently involved in clinical and research activities.

    Body Dysmorphic Disorder is an illness about which there is inadequate awareness among healthcare professionals, as well as the general public, insufficient research, and meager funds for treatment. Working in close connection with the MGH Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Clinic & Research Unit and the MGH Trichotillomania Clinic & Research Unit the mission of the BDD Clinic is to educate healthcare professionals and the general public, advance research, and conduct state-of-the-art treatment and research aimed at improving the standard of care for people suffering from BDD and related disorders.