The symptoms of PANDAS are similar to OCD. OCD is a disruptive and often debilitating mental health disorder, marked by repeated cycles of obsessive and ritualistic tics, behaviors, actions and ...

"I was 11 years old, and at that point, my parents had known for several years that something was not right with me." ...

A new study suggests that certain gut bacteria may influence the risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Using Mendelian ...

Gut microbes are involved in brain health via the gut-brain axis. New research shows they are also involved in ...

For people with OCD, reassurance can be harmful. ChatGPT provides an infinite supply. Millions of people use ChatGPT for help with daily tasks, but for a subset of users, a chatbot can be more of a ...

Researchers have demonstrated a specific type of genetic variation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time ...

Researchers have identified connections between obsessive thoughts about relationships, emotional closeness, and habits like ...

Transcranial magnetic stimulation with added symptom provocation was effective compared with sham for both obsessive-compulsive disorder and nicotine addiction, results of a systematic meta-analysis ...

A dog on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is being used in a rather unique way: helping patients with ...

Most people experience the symptoms of OCD first, but for a small percentage, the two conditions begin at the same time. It’s rare for depression symptoms to precede OCD.

Cameron Mofid, 25, recently traveled to North Korea — making him one of few that have traveled to all 195 countries. Mofid ...

In the entire analysis, symptom provocation did not significantly improve clinical response—which is often measured by reduction in OCD symptoms or cigarette use.However, rTMS was nearly twice ...