Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience a type of compulsion called compulsive counting. This is when an individual feels the need to count things like objects, people, or ...

New research that identifies a previously unknown brain circuit involved in the obsessive-compulsive disorder process could ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) involves the presence of both obsessions and compulsions, though both of these features might not be externally visible or present at the same time. For this reason ...

Many people living with OCD experience symptoms and compulsions related to their body and body functions. This is referred to as somatic OCD. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic mental ...

OCD, which affects 2% to 3% of Americans, is characterized by recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors such as excessive hand washing and arranging objects in a precise way ...

HD went into it: "'Just right' OCD involves trying to ward off things feeling off or wrong and seeking symmetry, perfection, completeness, balance, or, well, that just right feeling. Honestly, the ...

I read with interest the thoughtful review Diagnosis and Management of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in the Primary Care Setting. 1 The authors accurately state that because first-line treatments, ...

Newswise — Have you ever spent an hour agonizing over whether you turned off the lights before leaving the office? Tapped a doorknob exactly six times before entering your home because it felt wrong ...