The National Institute of Mental Health calls OCD a "common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder" that often interferes with ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms can begin at any age. But in about half of people with OCD, they start during late childhood or early adulthood. The average age at diagnosis is 19.

Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive ...

Twenty-five years after her mother’s death, our writer reflects on how her parents’ undiagnosed mental illnesses shaped her ...

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 ...

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)—which is distinct ... For some conditions, research suggests, adverse experiences such as childhood abuse may also contribute to the risk ...

There are a variety of conditions that have obsessive compulsive disorder qualities that are quite similar to OCD such as PANDAS, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), hoarding disorder, trichotillomania, ...

Zane Gonzalez, the kicker who hit the game-winning field goal in the wild-card round, has an unorthodox game day routine – ...

The following is a summary of “Autism spectrum disorder, social anxiety and obsessive–compulsive disorders: beyond the ...

The truth, however, is that Gonzalez has dealt with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) since childhood. This was simply how ...

All of it stems from the obsessive-compulsive disorder Gonzalez has lived with his entire life, from childhood to now being a ...