Scientists have identified the first brainwave biomarkers for OCD, opening the door to personalized, on-demand brain ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is in the latter category. The National Institute of Mental Health calls OCD a "common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder" that often interferes with one's ...

Do you or someone close to you repeat everything over and over again or are you overly cautious about cleanliness? These may ...

The 21-year-old daughter of Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen took to TikTok to share her experience with ...

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens ...

According to the World Health Organization, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is one of the 10 leading causes of disability in the developed world.

I have had obsessive-compulsive disorder all my life. Even as a child, my devoted mother, Dorothy Irene Welker, would say to me, “Billy, you dwell on things too much.” I still do, but it wasn’t until ...

In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a type of anxiety disorder. And anxiety, which is something virtually every human being has experienced, has an evolutionary purpose.

Often the person looks fine on the outside, and in casual conversation “OCD” is used as a joke or to mean someone is just neat. But the disorder can be debilitating and warrants treatment.

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are experiencing unique challenges during the coronavirus pandemic. But they can also offer valuable insights into coping with pandemic-induced anxiety.