Although obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be treated, research has shown that people with the disorder tend to have a lower quality of life than neurotypical people. Many struggle to achieve ...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder face a much higher risk of death -- from natural and unnatural causes, according to a shocking new study out of Sweden. People with obsessive-compulsive ...

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

Most of us will have intrusive thoughts at some point. Dr Nina Higson-Sweeney explains when you should seek help.

QIMR Berghofer researchers have found the genes linked to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time, after identifying 30 regions in the human genome associated with this debilitating yet ...

Researchers are recruiting youths (8-17 years) with OCD or symptoms of OCD for a treatment research study. The primary purpose of this study is to learn whether personalized assessment of ...

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 ...

A new study highlights the potential of psilocybin, a psychedelic compound, in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's Syndrome. Research conducted on mice showed that psilocybin ...

Researchers are interested in the overlap between psychiatric disease and inflammatory skin disease. Psoriasis affects more than 8 million people in the US A psychiatric disorder characterized by ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is often thought of as a disorder that affects adults. But a new study by Brown researchers shows that it can actually develop in children as young as four years old. The ...