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

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can affect children and adults. Obsessive thoughts are difficult to spot, but compulsive behaviors are usually more obvious. OCD often develops between the ages ...

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

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

They might be inappropriate, such as about family members or children, or involve aggression. Having these thoughts doesn't mean you actually want to act on them. Identity-based OCD symptoms You ...

A new study by a team of researchers from the UK and Brazil has revealed a strong connection between childhood trauma and the development of psychiatric disorders in adolescents living in low-and ...

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