OCD triggers can cause a flare-up of your symptoms. Yours will be related to both the type of OCD you have along with your past experiences and traumas. Obsessions are the unwanted and intrusive ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involves the presence of both obsessions and compulsions, though both of these features might not be externally visible or present at the same time. For this reason ...

We all know what Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is, right? Handwashing. Cleaning a lot. Checking the stove. Organizing your books by color or size or topic or author. If you have a really exotic ...

“Pure O” is not a formal mental health diagnosis. It refers to a form of OCD in which people may have compulsions that involve mental rituals more so than specific actions. Although pure obsessional ...

Mental health professionals say obsessive-compulsive disorder affects millions and can involve intrusive thoughts, anxiety, ...

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

When someone likes things just so or always seems to have their home in perfect condition, others may say “he is so OCD.” But OCD — obsessive-compulsive disorder — isn’t a nifty personality trait of ...

A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a novel biomarker to accurately predict and monitor the clinical ...