OCD often targets something people care about, such as relationships or their health. People with OCD might perform a ...

OCD wants you to feel stuck in your rituals. It shows up when you least want it to, disrupting your activities, intruding on your thoughts, and making you acutely aware of its presence. It can make ...

People with OCD are known for being clean, but for people who experience it, it's about a lot more than getting the dirt off their hands.

A first-line therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) reshapes connectivity of the brain, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published ...

Jan. 29 -- Becky, a schoolteacher, is frightened of contamination from cleaning products. Lee, a chiropractor, fears accidentally bumping into things, and can't walk past a mirror without turning back ...

In an article published in Brain Medicine, a European research team presents a focused review of emerging neuromodulation ...

Have you ever seen someone washing their hands again and again, or obsessively arranging things in a straight line? Do they get uncomfortable if a bedsheet isn’t perfectly tucked or if an object is ...

A young woman meticulously arranges the food on her plate, ensuring that each bite is symmetrical before she allows herself to eat. Another counts calories obsessively, unable to deviate from her ...

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...