Jul. 12—Today's article is about a new generation of treatments for a disorder called OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Before learning about OCD treatments, let's briefly discuss basic facts about ...

(Readers are advised that this article contains explicit discussion of suicide and suicidal and obsessional thoughts. If you are in need of support, contact details are included at the end of the ...

Making sure a stovetop isn’t left on or readjusting an askew picture frame is often a natural response when something feels off. Yet, for over two million Americans living with obsessive-compulsive ...

The recommended treatment for OCD is cognitive behavioural therapy. For those who are obsessed with getting ill, and so compulsively wash their hands, a therapist would advise them not to continue ...

Carey Wilson receives funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Thibault Renoir receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and ...

While it’s tempting to use that phrase to describe a neatnik friend or someone who likes to have everything just so, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious mental illness. It brings chronic ...

Hoarding OCD can cause someone to amass a variety of things. It may disrupt someone’s day-to-day life or ability to maintain a clean living space. Hoarding happens when you have difficulty discarding ...

In recent years, public awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has increased dramatically. As a result, when we think of OCD, we tend to think of germaphobes who can’t touch doorknobs or ...

You’ve probably seen it before: the TV character dramatically washing their hands or painstakingly straightening every object on their desk. You’ve probably heard people on social media saying, “I’m ...