A new study revealed that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during cognitively demanding tasks. The findings could help inform new ways in which ...

For decades, obsessive compulsive disorder was treated like a stubborn riddle that only a narrow set of tools could solve. The post OCD Treatment Is Finally Catching Up With Real Life appeared first ...

Although obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be treated, research has shown that people with the disorder tend to have a lower quality of life than neurotypical people. Many struggle to achieve ...

Howie Mandel wasn’t diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) until his 40s, but he says the condition profoundly impacted his entire life. “I don’t remember not experiencing OCD,” the ...

In recent years, the concept of “Relationship OCD (ROCD)” has emerged in scientific literature, media, and within therapeutic circles. It characterizes individuals who exhibit intense preoccupation ...

Roughly 163 million people experience obsessive-compulsive disorder and its associated cycles of obsessions and compulsions. They have unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges; they also do ...

About 70% of individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder reported experiencing aggressive obsessions during their lifetime ...

Researchers studying obsessive-compulsive disorder have identified a specific brain signal that appears to precede the onset of compulsive urges, a finding that could reshape how clinicians approach ...