In recent reviews, psychiatrist Dr. Leonardo Fontenelle and colleagues describe how obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, still leaves an estimated 698 people out of every 100,000 living with ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Let's turn OCD treatment on its head, and try something new. Instead of Desensitizing, Lean Into Your Sensitivity The most popular OCD treatment, exposure-response ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OCD can present differently in children than it does in adults, with some variation in symptoms. Pediatric OCD ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

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 (OCD) is a chronic mental health condition that involves obsessions, compulsions, or both. Treatment typically includes psychotherapy and medication. In the United States ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - A new study revealed that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during cognitively demanding tasks. The ...

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder and not a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The main difference is that OCD involves obsessions and compulsions, ...

Country music star Luke Combs revealed he has struggled with "pure O," a form of OCD, for over two decades. Pure O is characterized by intrusive thoughts and mental compulsions, such as rumination and ...