OCD can make daily life overwhelming for children, but a supportive home environment can make a significant difference. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition consisting of ...

There are a range of options for people who want to treat OCD without medications, such as different types of psychotherapy and, for severe OCD, certain neuromodulation procedures. Psychotherapy ...

Intrusive thoughts are some of the most personal and agonizing symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Thanks to OCD, just one single unpleasant thought or image—violent, sexual, obscene, ...

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“‘Just right’ OCD” is a nonclinical way to describe an urge to ensure things are symmetrical or “just right” that can occur in OCD. This condition can be treated with therapy or by addressing ...

Rohan’s nighttime fears of being robbed and abducted began at five years old. At nine, Rohan was still sleeping in his mother’s room plagued by nighttime obsessions. “I feel like we’re going to get ...

"I get severely depressed because no one wants to think of their children dying," she says, of the intrusive thoughts that ...

People often associate OCD with cleaning, but, for me, it has always been about intrusive thoughts and compulsions.

Here’s what experts recommend you should do if the signs of moral OCD sound familiar.

Although some people with OCD notice that their symptoms improve with age, others may find that older age brings a new set of triggers that can challenge OCD symptoms. Obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

If you listen closely, off in the distance, you can hear the gentle flutter of Cupid’s wings heralding in the annual celebration of all things love, St Valentine’s Day. Then again, if you are someone ...