From the outside, OCD can look like (and feel like!) an attempt to control others. But actually, it's the person with OCD who ...

OCD treatment usually involves a combination of medication and exposure and response prevention therapy to control obsessions ...

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 ...

Though researchers have not been able to locate a specific gene associated with OCD, there is evidence that OCD may run in families.

Not all perfectionism is the same. Discover the two hidden forces that drive it—and how understanding your type can help you ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When I was 29, I babysat for a friend’s toddler. I accidentally took my eyes off him for a second and ...

All forms of anxiety induce either a desire to control and/or avoid. We either seek to evade the source (internal or external ...

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 ...

Acute trauma can cause the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as well as worsen existing symptoms, a new Israeli study has found. Carried out by researchers from the Hebrew University of ...