Anxiety can be thought of as the psychological equivalent of pain. Although only a subset of mental health conditions contain the word "anxiety," it can be a symptom of more. Missing a condition ...

Straight up, I cannot tell you for sure what this is. It isn’t widely reported enough to be able to say for certain (and if ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Gut microbes are involved in brain health via the gut-brain axis. New research shows they are also involved in ...

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

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

Millions of people use ChatGPT for help with daily tasks, but for a subset of users, a chatbot can be more of a hindrance than a help. Some people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are finding ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)“ features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). These ...

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

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