Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It causes a person to have intrusive, distressing thoughts, which they manage using compulsive behaviors. For example, a person, who fixates ...

A study led by researchers at King's College London and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute has analyzed genetic data ...

When obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and eating disorders occur together, they often exacerbate each other in harmful ways. Typically, both conditions are treated simultaneously to address the ...

According to Joshua Curtiss, an assistant professor in the applied psychology department at Northeastern University in Boston ...

OCD’s intrusive thoughts cause distress and feel at odds with your character, while in OCPD, the rigid traits are ingrained and perceived as inherent. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and obsessive ...

Social anxiety can make interacting with others difficult. Find out what tactics experts recommend to help bring you ease in ...

Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...

Postpartum and perinatal depression are known challenges for those going through pregnancy, but there has been less focus on ...

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Pediatric patients with neurodevelopmental disorders experience a substantially increased risk for co-occurring psychiatric conditions.