The Mayo Clinic defines obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as: “Unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions).” OCD is a form of anxiety disorder ...

Life and relationships are challenging enough but if you live with or love someone diagnosed with OCD it can be even more ...

Jan. 29 -- Becky, a schoolteacher, is frightened of contamination from cleaning products. Lee, a chiropractor, fears accidentally bumping into things, and can't walk past a mirror without turning back ...

Rates of anxiety and OCD have increased significantly in children and adolescents. Can cognitive control help kids be less anxious and grow out of OCD? Dr. Fitzgerald’s clinical and research expertise ...

When it comes to diagnoses and treatment for mental health disorders, all US-based doctors and American insurance companies turn to the same source of information: "The Diagnostic and Statistical ...

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A first-line therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) reshapes connectivity of the brain, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published ...

An estimated 1.2 percent of U.S. adults suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but did you know that it isn't just a human condition? "Not many people know about OCD in dogs," Ashley, owner ...