Despite what's shown on TV and in movies, OCD is rarely about hand sanitizer or tidy kitchen pantries. Instead, OCD often ...

A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control ...

IFS for OCD, which is compatible with standard exposure and response prevention (ERP), brings comfort and respect to the ...

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 ...

The parents of a 10-year-old Raleigh boy began noticing strange behavior in their son about a year ago, but had no idea that it could be the result of strep throat. The parents of a 10-year-old ...

Scientists have discovered an imbalance between neurochemicals in parts of OCD patients' brains key to decision-making and habit. A similar but less pronounced neurochemical imbalance was also ...

OCD is a powerful and often debilitating condition, but it is rooted in the mind's fundamental desire to protect the ...

Owning up to having OCD can indeed be a challenging and emotionally fraught experience. However, overcoming the associated ...

Shinsuke Suzuki at The University of Melbourne, Australia reports distinct patterns of reward-seeking behavior between obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and problem gambling, in a study publishing ...