Marking a substantial advancement in understanding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers from Zhejiang University School of Medicine have revealed key connections between clinical ...

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. Clinical psychologist, Brodrick Brown, said OCD is when a ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Counseling Psychologist Dr. Charlotte Michelle Sanchez joined WRBL to discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, this ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have used powerful new brain imaging techniques to reveal a neurochemical imbalance within regions of the frontal lobes in patients with obsessive-compulsive ...

Using a high-powered MRI scanner, scientists have discovered an imbalance between neurochemicals in parts of OCD patients’ brains key to decision-making and habit. Chemical imbalances were related to ...

Living with obsessive-compulsive disorder often means dealing with intrusive thoughts, repeated rituals, and a constant need to reduce fear or uncertainty. Daily life can feel slower, heavier, and ...

OCD became shorthand for being neat, organized or particular. Obsessive-compulsive disorder isn't about color-coding your ...

Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are often confused. Both conditions can cause significant distress and impairment to daily functioning, and both often ...

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. The obsessive-compulsive and related disorders chapter in the DSM-5 adds four items including substance/medication-induced obsessive-compulsive and related ...