DC pipe-bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr. is on the spectrum and has obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), his attorneys revealed in ...

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a chronic condition in which a person demonstrates an excessive focus on details, order and rules, and the need to achieve a perfect outcome, often ...

A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control ...

After years of spiraling thoughts and second-guessing myself, I learned how to open up without letting fear take over.

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

A fortnight ago, a psychologist gave me a life-changing diagnosis: obsessive compulsive disorder. Otherwise known as OCD, it’s a serious mental health condition characterised by obsessive thoughts and ...

Iain Perkes is employed by UNSW, Sydney and the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. He receives funding from Rotary Mental Health, the Mindgardens Neuroscience Network, National Health and Medical ...

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a phenotypically complex multidimensional neuropsychiatric disorder. Family and twin studies provide definitive evidence that genetic and environmental factors ...

The risk of death by suicide in individuals with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is largely unknown. Previous studies have been small and methodologically flawed. We analyzed data from the Swedish ...

Our thoughts are often mysterious to us. You probably don't know why you suddenly think about a Komodo dragon while sitting in traffic or Citizen Kane while shopping for groceries. Such moments remind ...