Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and disabling disorder characterized by intrusive disturbing thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors to deal with these thoughts (compulsions).

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects countless children and adolescents. In fact, OCD is estimated to affect over one million children and adolescents in the United States ...

A new scientific review suggests that OCD could be divided into five biological subtypes, revealing key clues for its ...

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 ...

The root causes of OCD are multifaceted, involving a complex interplay of genetic, neurological, environmental, cognitive, ...

Around 2% of the population struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD. That's roughly 163 million people who go through cycles of obsessions – unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges – ...

Stephen King's chilling novella N. (published in Just Before Sunset collection) details a kind of communicable form OCD that ...

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck and Schoen Clinic Roseneck report that structured therapeutic climbing sessions ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive ...