It was the 1980s. Washington D.C. was being called the “murder capital” of America, and the nightly news in Northern Virginia where I grew up showed an onslaught of politics, gangs, drugs, and guns.

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. It takes an average of 14 to 17 years for people to be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) ...

OCD can be extremely sneaky and can switch the content of what you once felt fearful and obsessed with to a new theme or obsession entirely. I always inform my clients, once in recovery, what signs to ...

I have seen other people with OCD make full recoveries. I believe in recovery in the same way that I believe in aviation: because I have seen it happen so I know it is real. Meeting other people who ...

Program has OCD sufferers kick tires, jump in Dumpsters, touch toilet seats. Feb. 15, 2010 — -- Away from home for a conference, Faye Lange takes a minute before heading out for what she calls ...

OCD conjures images of neatly arranged stationery and meticulous hand washing. In reality, it’s a devastating mental health condition. Catherine Benfield shares her story. OCD diagnosis and how I deal ...

Preteens who spend too much time glued to their screens have higher odds of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a study has found. Their odds of developing OCD over a two-year period ...

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