CORD

What CORD does

CORD (Center for OCD and Related Disorders) is a non-profit clinical and research center founded in 1980 by Michael Jenike, MD, operating within the Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School system in Boston, Massachusetts. It provides specialized outpatient care for obsessive-compulsive disorder and related conditions across four dedicated programs: the Adult Clinical Program, the Pediatric Program, the Trichotillomania Clinic, and the Excoriation Clinic. The center is led by Chief Dr. Sabine Wilhelm, PhD (in role since 2007), supported by a faculty of internationally recognized clinicians and researchers, and offers professional training through the Psychiatry Academy platform with CME-accredited courses in evidence-based OCD treatment.

The center's core technology surface is housed in the Center for Digital Mental Health (CDMH), which develops smartphone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy, the Dr. Katz mobile application, generative AI clinical tools, predictive analytics for treatment outcomes, AI-supported suicidality risk detection, and ML-based treatment matching. These capabilities are supported by decades of longitudinal clinical research data, an NIH-funded research registry, and multimodal data collection (text, video, audio, passive smartphone signals). Research output is funded through NIMH grants and private foundation support.

CORD's revenue mechanics are characteristic of a non-profit academic medical unit: clinical services are billed through the Mass General Brigham insurance system, professional training generates registration fees via Psychiatry Academy courses, and research activities are funded through restricted grants from federal (NIMH) and foundation sources. There is no venture capital, equity financing, or commercial product revenue stream. The center's growth lever is therefore programmatic and reputational rather than market-driven, with digital therapeutics representing the most credible path to scaling beyond Boston-area outpatient capacity.

Name

CORD

Legal name

Center for OCD and Related Disorders (CORD)

Website

https://mghocd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CORD is a non-profit clinical and research center at Massachusetts General Hospital treating obsessive-compulsive disorder and related conditions across adult, pediatric, trichotillomania, and excoriation programs, while training clinicians globally through Psychiatry Academy and developing digital therapeutics via its Center for Digital Mental Health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Clinical Services Revenue: CORD generates revenue through outpatient clinical services for OCD and related disorders. Treatment includes cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), medication management, and psychiatric consultations. Revenue comes from insurance billings through Mass General Hospital's billing system.
2. Professional Training and CME: The MGH Psychiatry Academy offers continuing medical education (CME/CE) courses for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals on OCD and related disorders topics. Revenue generated through course registrations.
3. Research Studies: Research evaluations and treatments are provided at no cost to participants. Funded through grants from National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), foundations, and benefactors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CORD is a specialty outpatient clinical and research program within Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School that diagnoses and treats obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and related conditions (e.g., tic disorders, trichotillomania, excoriation disorder) in adults and children using cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and medication management. It also conducts translational research, develops digital mental health tools, and offers professional training.

Product overview

CORD is a clinical and research program at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School offering comprehensive outpatient treatment for OCD and related disorders. The organization operates through distinct clinical programs (Adult Clinical Program, Pediatric Psychiatry OCD and Tic Disorders Program), specialized clinics (Trichotillomania Clinic, Excoriation Clinic), and the Center for Digital Mental Health (CDMH) developing AI-powered interventions. Services include evidence-based treatments (CBT, ERP, HRT, CBIT), medication management, research studies, and professional training through the Psychiatry Academy. Digital offerings include the Dr. Katz patient education app and smartphone-delivered CBT programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adult OCD Clinical Program Outpatient specialty clinical program at Massachusetts General Hospital providing CBT, ERP, and medication management for adults with OCD and related disorders.
• Pediatric Psychiatry OCD and Tic Disorders Program Specialty outpatient clinical care for children and adolescents with OCD and tic disorders, delivered at MGH in collaboration with MGHfC.
• Trichotillomania Clinic and Research Unit Specialty clinical and research program for hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania), providing CBT-based treatment and conducting research on novel therapies.
• Excoriation Clinic and Research Unit Specialty clinical and research program for skin-picking disorder (excoriation), providing CBT-based treatment and conducting research on novel therapies.
• Center for Digital Mental Health (CDMH) Research division within CORD developing smartphone-based digital CBT, mobile apps, and AI-enabled tools to scale evidence-based treatment for OCD and related disorders.
• Psychiatry Academy Training Courses Continuing medical education (CME) and professional training courses offered online to clinicians seeking specialized training in OCD and related disorder treatment.

Quantifiable outcome

• SRIs typically take 10-12 weeks to start working for OCD symptoms
• +6 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and notable.

• TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive BehaviorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCORD clinicians including Dr. Nancy Keuthen and Dr. Erica Greenberg serve on the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors. The foundation supports research through the Precision Medicine Initiative to identify subtypes of body-focused repetitive behaviors to enhance treatment outcomes. CORD serves as a site PI for this initiative.
• TLC Foundation for Body-Focused Repetitive BehaviorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Nancy Keuthen serves as Vice-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board and Dr. Erica Greenberg served on the Scientific Advisory Board of the TLC Foundation for BFRBs. Collaborative research on trichotillomania and skin picking disorders.
• International OCD Foundation (IOCDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Sabine Wilhelm chairs the Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation. Dr. Nancy Keuthen serves on the IOCDF Scientific Advisory Board. CORD clinicians collaborate with IOCDF on research, training, and professional development initiatives.
• Tourette Association of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Erica Greenberg serves as co-President of the Medical Advisory Board and co-Director of the MGH Tourette Association of America Center of Excellence. CORD pediatric program provides comprehensive care for Tourette syndrome and tic disorders in collaboration with TAA.
• Society for Digital Mental HealthnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Sabine Wilhelm is a founding board member of the Society for Digital Mental Health, focused on advancing digital mental health solutions and standards.
• Mass General Brigham Department of PsychiatrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCORD is part of the Mass General Brigham Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Sabine Wilhelm serves as Chief of the Division of Psychology at Mass General Brigham. The center collaborates with other MGB departments including Neurology, Neuropsychology, and Social Work for comprehensive patient care.
• McLean Hospital OCD InstitutenotableChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFor patients requiring residential or partial hospitalization treatment, CORD refers to McLean Hospital's OCD Institute which offers adult and pediatric programs. This partnership provides continuum of care for patients with severe OCD.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• International OCD Foundation (IOCDF): IOCDF is the leading patient and professional advocacy organization for OCD and related disorders; CORD's leadership is embedded on its SAB, making IOCDF an ecosystem coordinator rather than a clinical competitor.
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA): ADAA is a national professional society that disseminates evidence-based treatment standards for anxiety and OCD; CORD faculty serve in its scientific leadership, making it an adjacent ecosystem influencer rather than a direct clinical competitor.

Emerging players

• NOCD: NOCD is a digital-first OCD therapy platform delivering ERP via telehealth across the U.S., competing with CORD for the same diagnosis but serving patients remotely at national scale rather than via an academic clinic.

Direct peers

• UCLA Semel Institute - OCD Program: UCLA's pediatric and adult OCD programs offer ERP, medication management, and research access at an academic medical center with a comparable specialty footprint across the OCD spectrum.
• McLean Hospital OCD Institute: McLean Hospital's OCD Institute runs adult and pediatric residential and partial hospitalization programs for OCD and related disorders and is a stated referral partner for CORD; it competes directly for the same severely ill patient population in the Northeast.
• Johns Hopkins Anxiety Disorders Clinic: Johns Hopkins' OCD subspecialty clinic provides outpatient CBT/ERP and medication management for OCD, BDD, hoarding, and tic disorders using an academic medical center model analogous to CORD.
• Baylor College of Medicine OCD Specialty Clinic: Baylor's OCD clinic provides specialist assessment, CBT/ERP, and medication management for adults and children with OCD and related disorders within a large academic medical center, mirroring CORD's structure.
• University of Florida OCD Program: UF's OCD program combines outpatient CBT/ERP, pharmacotherapy, and NIMH-funded research for OCD and spectrum disorders, competing with CORD for clinical and research-trained faculty and patients.
• Columbia University / NYSPI OCD Program: Columbia/New York State Psychiatric Institute's OCD and Related Disorders Program delivers evidence-based outpatient treatment and federally funded OCD research, putting it in direct academic-specialty competition with CORD.

Broad incumbents

• Rogers Behavioral Health: Rogers operates multi-state specialty residential, partial, and intensive outpatient programs for OCD and anxiety across age groups as part of a broader behavioral health portfolio, competing with CORD for severity-tier OCD patients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OCDNews
• Facebookfacebook.com/MGHCORD
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mghcord

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