The National Institute of Mental Health calls OCD a "common, chronic, and long-lasting disorder" that often interferes with ...

Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive ...

The most common and incorrect presentation of OCD in media is conflating the disorder with being a “neat freak” or a “germaphobe.” This was particularly damaging in the 2002 TV series Monk, in which ...

OCD is a treatable condition. Effective treatments include cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and the right medication.

Mental health challenges can present in many subtle ways, often making them difficult to recognize until they significantly ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized, in part, by a quest for certainty, which causes the individual with OCD to ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported a large effect of ...

Like learning any new skill, CBT must be practiced; this is done with the help of homework that focuses on exposure in ...

The results of the present pilot study provide preliminary evidence that patients with OCD find aspects of MBCT ... ability to regulate compulsive behavior, whereas prior to MBCT, compulsions ...

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has called for mandatory cognitive assessments for elected officials following reports that Rep. Kay Granger (R-Texas) was located in a memory care facility after a six ...