Whenever one speaks of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), it is common to imagine a person washing their hands multiple times a day, one who keeps cleaning living spaces or constantly checking if ...

A recent Cambridge University-led study found evidence that a new app that lets patients watch a video of themselves washing their hands or touching a dirty object could be key to improving obsessive ...

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Q I'm getting worried about my 13-year-old. He was always fussy enough, but now he's washing his hands a lot and he's trying to avoid touching things, even in his own room. He has been very stressed ...

In recent years, public awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has increased dramatically. As a result, when we think of OCD, we tend to think of germaphobes who can’t touch doorknobs or ...

If you've ever said, “I'm so OCD about that” — maybe when noting that you prefer your bedroom to be clean or get bothered when you see a crooked picture frame — I hate to break it to you, but you ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be an extremely incapacitating neuropsychiatric condition. The symptoms of people who ...