A mother diagnosed with perinatal OCD at 35 weeks pregnant and even had images of cutting her own throat has urged women to ...

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 ...

A dog on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is being used in a rather unique way: helping patients with obsessive compulsive disorder manage their symptoms.

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 ...

Charlie Health reports that eating disorders are significantly influenced by genetics, with family history increasing risk ...

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.