People who struggle with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience intrusive thoughts accompanied by urges to engage in repeated behaviors to ward off something bad from happening or to ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported a large effect of ...

With proper treatment, OCD symptoms can be reduced and the person can have better control over their thoughts and behaviors. Here's how: Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) therapy Therapy is ...

The holidays can exacerbate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder but new research into its causes is leading to greater ...

Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive disorder, according to the results of two meta-analyses published in ...

OCD treatment The first step in treating OCD is ... It involves people with OCD triggering their obsessive thoughts, then challenging themselves not to compulsively respond to the obsession.

Described by OCD UK as “a serious anxiety-related condition where a person experiences frequent intrusive and unwelcome obsessional thoughts” Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is believed to ...

People who have OCD often have compulsive responses to intruding thoughts. Those who have OCD can show a variety ... Those who have OCD often do not seek treatment and attempt to hide their symptoms.

The Pine Rest Neuromodulation Clinic offers an innovative treatment for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder called Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or TMS therapy. Nurse Rebekah Becker ...

the US-based International OCD Foundation estimates, making it the fourth most prevalent mental health disorder. With this condition, a sufferer has obsessions – or intrusive thoughts – which ...