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 ...

You’ve probably seen it before: the TV character dramatically washing their hands or painstakingly straightening every object on their desk. You’ve probably heard people on social media saying, “I’m ...

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A busy mom (who asked to remain anonymous) tells writer Alyssa Shelasky what it's like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Because of a traumatic experience, Justin Keyes has been dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder for a decade. For him, that has meant, in part, washing his hands. "Like, I'm constantly getting up ...

The recommended treatment for OCD is cognitive behavioural therapy. For those who are obsessed with getting ill, and so compulsively wash their hands, a therapist would advise them not to continue ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

New research talks about a promising adjunctive treatment to help people to build a life that isn't run by OCD.

Carey Wilson receives funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Thibault Renoir receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and ...

FARGO - Tamara Wagner's obsessive-compulsive disorder was so severe that for a while she refused to leave her home. "It took such a good chunk of my life that I really didn't have time to do anything ...