A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...
Dr. Michael Alcée encourages a more compassionate approach to OCD, one that honors creativity, emotional depth, and ...
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder affecting one percent of the U.S. population, but the underlying causes of OCD remain relatively unknown. However, recent research has ...
“‘Just right’ OCD” is a nonclinical way to describe an urge to ensure things are symmetrical or “just right” that can occur in OCD. This condition can be treated with therapy or by addressing ...
QIMR Berghofer researchers have found the genes linked to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time, after identifying 30 regions in the human genome associated with this debilitating yet ...
Religious OCD, or scrupulosity, is a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) where a person experiences obsessions and compulsions that fixate on religion or morality. Treatment can involve ...
There is a link between all mental health conditions and addiction, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). People with OCD may turn to substances or behaviors that provide an escape from their ...