Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) impacts approximately 2% of the global population, often preventing individuals from ...

These thoughts and behaviors have a big impact on your life. ... Obsessive-compulsive disorder differs from person to person. People with OCD can fall in love and have happy, ...

DBS for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) achieves clinical benefit in 66% of treatment-resistant patients. However, there is still a lack of a fundamental understanding of the neurophysiological ...

In the most severe cases, obsessive-compulsive behaviors can dominate many or all of a person’s waking hours. Looking back, my parents think the first signs of my emerging OCD appeared in ...

Researchers have identified connections between obsessive thoughts about relationships, emotional closeness, and habits like ...

Cameron Mofid, 25, recently traveled to North Korea — making him one of few that have traveled to all 195 countries. Mofid ...

Repetitive behaviors, such as repeatedly checking whether doors are locked or washing one's hands multiple times, may be experienced by anyone at least once and may result in ASD or OCD if the ...

A 7-year-old boy found full relief from anxiety and OCD-like behavior with probiotics and omega-3s. Explore this naturopathic case study in gut-brain healing.

My daughter has compulsive tendencies but also oppositional behavior, meaning we fight efforts to help her. What strategies might we use to help her stop despite her fighting us? —A concerned ...

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