OCD wants you to feel stuck in your rituals. It shows up when you least want it to, disrupting your activities, intruding on your thoughts, and making you acutely aware of its presence. It can make ...

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

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 ...

Psychologists and psychiatrists observed either new or greatly worsened OCD behaviors in survivors of the October 7 massacre.

In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Israel, a team of psychologists and psychiatrists noticed an unsettling ...

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 ...

"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 ...