Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the hallmarks of obsessive-compulsive disorder is contamination fears and excessive hand-washing. Years ago, a patient with ...

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"Exposure Therapy/Exposure and Response Prevention." Anyone who does any reading about OCD comes across these terms all the time. Most people (including professionals) THINK that they know what ERP is ...

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 ...

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 ...

We all know someone who says they’re “so OCD” about cleaning their house or washing their hands. The good news is, they’re probably wrong. “Just because you like things orderly and wash your hands a ...

David Rosenberg receives funding from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, Detroit, MI, and a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH59299). This work was also supported ...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience persistent or recurring thoughts that are disturbing and cause anxiety. People with OCD may try to cope with these intrusive thoughts through ...

(THE CONVERSATION) One of the hallmarks of obsessive-compulsive disorder is contamination fears and excessive hand-washing. Years ago, a patient with severe OCD came to my office wearing gloves and a ...