The term obsessive obsessive-compulsive disorder is not well understood and is sometimes thrown around casually. Someone who likes cleanliness and order may say, “I am so OCD about how I organize my ...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is incredibly misunderstood and too often used for comedic relief. You can easily find news articles joking on the matter, Twitter hashtags using #soOCD, and other social ...

While obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is an actual mental health condition, the term has been co-opted by the public to describe times when someone is having an anal-retentive moment. But ...

OCD is a powerful and often debilitating condition, but it is rooted in the mind's fundamental desire to protect the ...

Program has OCD sufferers kick tires, jump in Dumpsters, touch toilet seats. Feb. 15, 2010 — -- Away from home for a conference, Faye Lange takes a minute before heading out for what she calls ...

Mackenzie Reed was 21 years old when obsessive compulsive disorder took over her life near the end of 2019. The registered nurse went from graduating nursing school during the height of the COVID-19 ...

Most of us have found ourselves in an urgent state of motivated cleaning at some point, as we feel compelled to clear the sink of dirty dishes or organize an entire closet. Social media users have now ...

David Beckham opens up about living with obsessive compulsive disorder in an upcoming Netflix documentary series, according to the Guardian.

Because of a traumatic experience, Justin Keyes has been dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder for a decade. For him, that has meant, in part, washing his hands. "Like, I'm constantly getting up ...

It’s difficult to know how to start talking about obsessive-compulsive disorder, the debilitating anxiety condition that has made persistent laps around my life for 14 years, like a flickering koi ...

Researchers have identified 25 genes they believe cause obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In the largest global study of the disorder, they compared genetic data from more than 50,000 people ...