In a new study, mixed reality exposure therapy shows no advantage over self-guided therapy in alleviating symptoms of OCD, ...

O.C.D. involves a set of obsessions and compulsions that cause great distress and affect people’s quality of life. Obsessions ...

"Understanding gene expression patterns could help develop new drugs or improve therapies," note the authors of the finding, ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects more than 8 million adults in the U.S., yet it is seen by many as a personality trait ...

OCD keeps your brain wired—even when you're exhausted. Learn why sleep is so disrupted for people with obsessive-compulsive ...

Discover the four types of OCD beyond stereotypes—from contamination fears to intrusive thoughts—and learn how proper ...

From a Freudian perspective, avoidability is a crucial factor in differentiating phobias from OCD. In phobia, the distressing ...

Using a method known as genome-wide association studies, the researchers scanned genomes to identify genes driving OCD.

Obsessive compulsive disorder has many unknowns, including what causes it, why symptoms can differ so much between people, ...