Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is a neurobiological condition where a person is driven to do things in a very specific way. Deviating from certain rigid routines is sometimes impossible for ...

Why is this significant? The behavioral expression or response of an internal/external input will depend on the effective circular flow from and to the frontal cortices. When structural abnormalities ...

Even if you mean well, these phrases usually hurt more than they help. Here’s what to say instead to show a loved one with OCD you’re there for them.

So, what exactly is obsessive compulsive disorder? The International OCD Foundation defines the illness as, “A mental health disorder that occurs when a person gets caught in a cycle of obsessions and ...

Many people with OCD first get advice from internet chat forums or therapists untrained in OCD. Although the advice-givers are usually well-meaning, the messaging isn’t always consistent with best ...

In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Israel, a team of psychologists and psychiatrists noticed an unsettling ...

Religious OCD, or scrupulosity, is a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) where a person experiences obsessions and compulsions that fixate on religion or morality. Treatment can involve ...

The Counseling Center is introducing a therapy group called UnStuck: Living Beyond OCD to help students break the cyclical ...

Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) negatively impacts the lives of millions of people worldwide, but more effective treatments could be on the way after researchers were able to identify specific ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is, in part, characterized by greed. The individual in its grasp often seeks out a high degree of certainty, almost superhuman. Because we aren't intuitively good ...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) report that the severity of symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis. After smoking cannabis, users with OCD reported it ...