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

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

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 Disorder affects up to 10 million Americans, according to the International OCD Foundation. Experts say the disorder can manifest in ways beyond the common ...

Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney, who was diagnosed with OCD when she was 10, explains when you should seek help.

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

No single fear defines the condition. There are familiar obsessions like washing your hands or checking the stove. But there’s also hoarding, hypochondria or a terrible fear you’re going to harm ...

Intrusive thoughts are some of the most personal and agonizing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Thanks to OCD, just one single unpleasant thought or image—violent, sexual, obscene, ...

Amanda Seyfried has opened up about her current experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder decades after first receiving her diagnosis. Seyfried, 40, said she was diagnosed with “really extreme” ...

"OCD is weird. I laugh about it now," Camila told Cosmopolitan UK (via Billboard). "Everybody has different ways of handling stress. And, for me, if I get really stressed about something, I'll start ...

Individuals who experience hoarding related to OCD may have distressing feelings about discarding items. It can drive compulsive saving behaviors that they recognize as excessive. Obsessive-compulsive ...

ON the surface, Anya Darlow seemed like a typical teenager, navigating the same pressures as most people her age – school, ...