Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects up to 3 percent of people worldwide and remains one of the most challenging mental health conditions to treat effectively. That makes any fresh insight into ...

Beyond simple quirks and preferences, OCD creates a debilitating cycle of unwanted thoughts and ritualistic behaviors that can hijack everyday life. This mental health condition affects approximately ...

Roughly 2-3 million US adults are believed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Some forms of OCD have no outward compulsions, making OCD harder to diagnose. A psychologist shared some of the ...

When most people think of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they picture someone excessively tidy, washing their hands repeatedly, or double-checking locks. But this stereotype barely scratches the ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental health condition that involves obsessions, compulsions, or both. Treatment typically includes psychotherapy and medication. In the United States ...

A busy mom (who asked to remain anonymous) tells writer Alyssa Shelasky what it's like to live with obsessive-compulsive ...

H-OCD is Real and Misunderstood: Understanding the Many Forms of OCD This is Part 1 in a four-part series on sexual orientation-themed OCD. Sexual obsessions cause worry and despair. Source: ...

There are different types of OCD; Relationship OCD is one of them, and you might have heard about Pure O recently too. These subtypes for this disorder can fall into four main categories, per NOCD, ...

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These subtypes for this disorder can fall into four main categories, per NOCD, but all types are still under the same umbrella of OCD. And they all include having obsessions that lead you to do ...