It is not uncommon to hear an OCD sufferer make a comment such as “OCD thoughts are ruining my life,” or “I have to get rid of these thoughts!” This refrain is echoed by many of my clients who lament ...
No single fear defines the condition. There are familiar obsessions like washing your hands or checking the stove. But there’s also hoarding, hypochondria or a terrible fear you’re going to harm ...
When the antibodies attach to these interneurons, they seem to lower the cells’ activity. This may cause changes in how the ...
Researchers studying obsessive-compulsive disorder have identified a specific brain signal that appears to precede the onset ...
In pop culture, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often portrayed as meticulous to an extreme degree. They’re highly organized, perfectionistic, or germophobic — like Jack Nicholson’s ...