Many people with OCD first get advice from internet chat forums or therapists untrained in OCD. Although the advice-givers are usually well-meaning, the messaging isn’t always consistent with best ...

As health conditions go, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can feel pretty lonely. The thoughts that flit through your mind can seem silly. Or unreasonable. Or even scary. Hanging with someone who ...

You’ve had a date night worthy of a (non-cringy) Bachelor episode. The romance? Off the charts. The mood? Lit. And then it happens. OCD-related intrusive thoughts burst into the bedroom. Indeed, ...

Elena wants people with OCD to know they're not alone. But how well do Australians understand the condition?

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

Many of us have wild thoughts that pop into our heads out of nowhere. But what if those thoughts were harmful and seemed to want to destroy good things in your life? And what if they happened all of ...

No single fear defines the condition. There are familiar obsessions like washing your hands or checking the stove. But there’s also hoarding, hypochondria or a terrible fear you’re going to harm ...

OCD can sometimes involve distressing, intrusive thoughts about suicide, typically distinct from genuine suicidal ideation. Treatment like exposure therapy can help individuals heal from harmful ...

In recent reviews, psychiatrist Dr. Leonardo Fontenelle and colleagues describe how obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, ...

A new study reveals that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during ...

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