Researchers found differences in how brain regions work together during certain cognitive tasks, which may help clinicians ...

Since he was 14 years old, Jorun Christianson's life has been heavily impacted by severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). His experience with OCD goes beyond the common misconceptions and ...

Those who experience the paralyzing psychological and social effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often find relief ...

A recent study from Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital has identified a specific neural activity pattern as a novel biomarker to accurately predict and monitor the clinical ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be disabling without treatment. Learn more about when and how to seek professional help.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves stimulating certain parts of your brain with implanted electrodes. It’s a promising treatment for treatment-resistant OCD. The main treatments for OCD are talk ...

Just as there are only a few safe, efficient passages to Mount Everest, observes OCD specialist Stuart Ralph, only a handful of treatments approaches exist for OCD. Triumphant approaches will be found ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that involves repetitive thoughts and behaviors. If you have OCD, you might also experience tics or disruptive involuntary sounds or ...

''….The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken'' —Samuel Johnson, 1783 Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is widely used ...

Yes, people with OCD may find that their symptoms increase or decrease in severity from time to time. However, the symptoms do not typically go away entirely. Stressful life events or situations may ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a disorder that involves rumination, can lead to paranoid thoughts and paranoia. OCD occurs when a person experiences a cycle of obsessive thoughts and urges ...