Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have experienced traumatic events as children, and develop a deeply held fear ...

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development have identified substantial similarities in brain gene activity among people with eating ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness despite affecting about one in 50 people – that’s about half a million Australians. Our new research shows how long and fraught ...

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a chronic condition in which a person demonstrates an excessive focus on details, order and rules, and the need to achieve a perfect outcome, often ...

Giftedness and mental illness are not directly linked as symptoms. The core of this connection lies not in high intelligence ...

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

Jaclyn Smith didn't show the typical signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) when she was growing up. Instead of checking locks or repeating physical tasks, the Charlie’s Angels star developed an ...

The actress tells PEOPLE she has “an unusual form of OCD” in this week’s cover story ...

Our thoughts are often mysterious to us. You probably don't know why you suddenly think about a Komodo dragon while sitting in traffic or Citizen Kane while shopping for groceries. Such moments remind ...