WHEN Molly Lambert opened up about her intrusive thoughts about harming children, she expected to be ripped apart by haters.

Her book about obsessive-compulsive disorder, written in an engaging style for nonscientific readers, clarified that the condition was far more common than generally thought, affecting some 1% to 3% ...

Hebrew University of Jerusalem and SUNY Stony Brook scientists discover linked chemicals in pre-clinical trials in mice, ...

A single psilocybin session reduced OCD symptoms within days in resistant patients, with benefits lasting for weeks.

"OCD is weird. I laugh about it now," Camila told Cosmopolitan UK (via Billboard). "Everybody has different ways of handling stress. And, for me, if I get really stressed about something, I'll start ...

New Zealand trial results have been successful, offering hope for some 100,000 sufferers.

OCD, which affects 2% to 3% of Americans, is characterized by recurring thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors such as excessive hand washing and arranging objects in a precise way ...

OCD triggers can cause a flare-up of your symptoms. Yours will be related to both the type of OCD you have along with your past experiences and traumas. Obsessions are the unwanted and intrusive ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

Samuel Johnson, the 18th-century man of letters, may have suffered from it, counting steps as he walked through the streets ...