It’s hard to describe living with an obsessive, compulsive mind that rarely gives you peace. Imagine a relentless roommate ...

Many years ago, a friend of mine whose husband would come to pick her up from work. The first time I joined them in their car for a lift I noticed the seats were covered with pure white linen instead ...

OCD Symptoms. The “obsessive” part of the name obsessive-compulsive syndrome describes patterns of unwanted, uncontrolled thoughts or fears.

A Quick Review. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be grouped into four main types: contamination and cleaning, symmetry and ordering, doubt about harm and checking, and intrusive thoughts.

For most of the 20th century, OCD — defined by obsessive thoughts, compulsive rituals, or a combination of the two — was considered a rare and incurable illness.

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

For people with severe OCD, therapy alone may not be enough. Medication can play a big role in treatment. The most commonly ...

What is OCD? The condition is a mental health disorder, "where a person gets caught in a vicious cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors," explains Guerra.The thoughts and fears such ...

While players were in the battle of the NFL season, Braden Smith was fighting a different one: the one going on inside his ...

Roughly 163 million people experience obsessive-compulsive disorder and its associated cycles of obsessions and compulsions. They have unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges; they also do ...

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

The symptoms of PANDAS are similar to OCD. OCD is a disruptive and often debilitating mental health disorder, marked by repeated cycles of obsessive and ritualistic tics, behaviors, actions and ...