Eating disorders and OCD can look strikingly similar on the surface. Understanding what drives the behavior is essential for ...

Amanda Seyfried opens up about how her OCD diagnosis at 19 shaped her career choices, leading her to avoid parties and find ...

Actress Amanda Seyfried candidly shared her lifelong journey with OCD, diagnosed at 19. She detailed how health anxiety ...

New psychological research suggests that the drive for perfection may be the dangerous bridge connecting narcissism to ...

Howie Mandel wasn’t diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) until his 40s, but he says the condition profoundly impacted his entire life. “I don’t remember not experiencing OCD,” the ...

In a review of previous studies, McMaster University researchers observe a stronger signal for psilocybin as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder than cannabinoids. Obsessive-compulsive ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric condition classically characterized by obsessions (recurrent, intrusive and unwanted thoughts) and compulsions (excessive, repetitive and ...

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

OCD is a psychiatric disorder in which people suffer from obsessive thoughts (obsessions) and compulsive behaviours (compulsions). A well-known example is fear of contamination: someone is constantly ...

Some claim to hate uncertainty while simultaneously chasing it, spending their lives being pulled by the hope of ultimately conquering it. At bottom, it isn’t people or things they want; it’s a ...