Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be disabling without treatment. Learn more about when and how to seek professional help.
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 ...
When the antibodies attach to these interneurons, they seem to lower the cells’ activity. This may cause changes in how the ...
Those who experience the paralyzing psychological and social effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often find relief in cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. But not everyone who may benefit ...
If you're looking for a useful, informative portrayal of mental illness, just ignore the vast majority of pop culture, mass media, and high art and literature produced on the subject. Mental illness ...
Some quirks can be chalked up to preference, but others can signal OCD. June 14, 2013— -- intro: Hooked on hand sanitizer? Closet organized to a T? Quirks like this can usually be chalked up to ...
Rates of OCD have increased significantly over the past decade, according to new NHS data — though the reasons are more complex than they appear.
QIMR Berghofer researchers have found the genes linked to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time, after identifying 30 regions in the human genome associated with this debilitating yet ...
NOCD, a virtual provider for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), has acquired Rebound Health, a virtual provider for trauma ...