The fact that it could be treated through behavioral therapy and medication, or that it even had a name at all, was little known to the public until 1989, when Judith L. Rapoport, the head of child ...

Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn’t work, according to new ...

There was some evidence that cannabinoids can reduce symptoms of cannabis use disorder, insomnia, tic or Tourette's syndrome, and autism spectrum disorder, but the quality of this evidence was ...

People with relationship OCD, on the other hand—or R-OCD, a lesser-known subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder—can’t.

Although mental disorders have multifactorial causes, genetics can explain some of them, yet this field remains largely unexplored in terms of guiding diagnoses and treatments.

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

What Does It Mean to Be Obsessive? What Does It Mean to Have OCD? How to Tell the Difference Coping Tips Have you ever heard someone say I'm so OCD to describe a strong desire for neatness? Despite ...

OCD can interfere with daily life in ways that may qualify it as a disability under Social Security rules. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be considered a disability, depending on its severity ...

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.

ABSTRACT: This study explores the lived experiences of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the Chinese sociocultural context. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis ...

ABSTRACT: This study explores the lived experiences of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in the Chinese sociocultural context. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis ...