Many of us have wild thoughts that pop into our heads out of nowhere. But what if those thoughts were harmful and seemed to ...

We live in an age where clinical labels once confined to the DSM-5—the diagnostic manual for mental health professionals—now ...

If someone had walked past the storage of the neuroscience lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May, they might have ...

OCD can manifest itself in many different ways, such as a focus on contamination and cleaning, or compulsions to make your ...

People with Pure OCD only have mental compulsions, like silent counting or obsessively replaying events in their heads.

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means.

Attraction between two people isn't limited to appearances or cultural affinities. Recent work shows it can also be rooted in ...

OCD and BFRBs can look alike, but they’re not the same. Discover the similarities, important distinctions, and what they mean for treatment and recovery.

A recent study found that people diagnosed with a psychiatric condition were more likely to be married to someone with a similar diagnosis.

It’s easy to unintentionally say something that hurts your loved one with OCD more than it helps, even if you mean well. Here’s how to avoid that. Life with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore the symptom dimensions and clinical characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the context of Chinese culture. METHODS: In this ...