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Indianapolis Colts' Braden Smith bravely battled severe OCD, specifically religious scrupulosity, that nearly ended his NFL ...

For people with OCD, reassurance can be harmful. ChatGPT provides an infinite supply. Millions of people use ChatGPT for help with daily tasks, but for a subset of users, a chatbot can be more of a ...

A new study suggests that certain gut bacteria may influence the risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Using Mendelian ...

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Exclusive: Part of Nilani Thiyagarajah’s job was “maintaining cleanliness and organization in the store,” but her condition ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation with added symptom provocation was effective compared with sham for both obsessive-compulsive disorder and nicotine addiction, results of a systematic meta-analysis ...