While substances may seem like an easy fix for managing OCD symptoms, they can ultimately worsen the condition and lead to addiction. Individuals facing these co-occurring disorders need to seek ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common type of anxiety disorder, not a personality trait. You probably know a persnickety person who color coordinates their closet or a friend who keeps a ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, "Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions). These obsessions and ...

A delusion is difficult to challenge; it doesn't typically bow to reason. Reality in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder On the opposing side, we have conditions of doubt. Most notably, obsessive ...

Writer Bryony Gordon opens up on her OCD, food addiction and health inequality. The government's school attendance initiative is labelled as "insulting" and "ableist". Emily's mother says she has ...

We have probably all heard someone say they are “a little bit OCD”, perhaps jokily or as a matter of pride, in reference to their meticulous rearrangement of their bookshelves or habit of ...

Journalist and author Bryony Gordon is an open book when it comes to talking about mental health, having lived with OCD, alcoholism, binge eating disorder and drug addiction. But being a woman and ...

Several conditions may benefit from TMS therapy. However, only three have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA): depression, OCD, and nicotine addiction. The FDA indicates that ...

Ellen DeGeneres revealed that she was diagnosed with osteoporosis, OCD and ADHD after she took a step back from the spotlight for allegedly creating a toxic workplace. The former “Ellen ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are conditions that affect how a person thinks and behaves. ADHD is a ...