OCD is made up of irrational obsessions and compulsions that become so repetitive they severely impact daily life.

Children with OCD may experience symptoms like excessive fears about getting sick, extreme disgust over bodily waste, and an ...

“People with OCD often feel immense guilt for having such thoughts and feel the need to confess them to their partner, friend ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a mental health disorder, "where a person gets caught in a vicious cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors," explains Guerra. The thoughts and fears such ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental health condition that involves obsessions, compulsions, or both. Treatment typically includes psychotherapy and medication. In the United States ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is linked to a twofold increased risk for all-cause mortality and a heightened risk for death from both natural and unnatural causes, a new study showed.

From the outside, OCD can look like (and feel like!) an attempt to control others. But actually, it's the person with OCD who ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in brain stimulation therapies. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

David Beckham said his "tiring" obsessive compulsive disorder causes him to clean his family's home once they all go to bed. According to The Guardian, Beckham discusses his experience with OCD in an ...

A new study provides the first direct evidence that experiencing acute trauma can cause the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder or make existing symptoms worse. Following the October 7th attacks in ...