Marking a substantial advancement in understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers from Zhejiang University School of Medicine have revealed key connections between clinical ...

Treatments for obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) include various types of talk therapy. For some people, medications may also help lower symptoms. Research on OCPD medications has been ...

Roughly 163 million people experience obsessive-compulsive disorder and its associated cycles of obsessions and compulsions. They have unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges; they also do ...

The co-occurrence of problematic internet use in individuals with OCD pointed to potential pathways involving low self-esteem and elevated impulsivity.

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

OCD, which affects 2% to 3% of Americans, is characterized by recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors such as excessive hand washing and arranging objects in a precise way ...

Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...

Around 2% of the population struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD. That's roughly 163 million people who go through cycles of obsessions – unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges – ...