Having repetitive, intrusive thoughts and performing compulsive rituals can be a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Children with OCD can have obsessions, compulsions, or both. (Not all ...
After struggling for years with severe OCD, Jorun Christianson found hope through deep brain stimulation at University of Utah Health. This innovative treatment transformed his life, allowing him to ...
Most of us have a rough idea of what obsessive-compulsive disorder is, but it tends to be viewed as a behavioural quirk. In fact, this condition – characterised by intrusive thoughts and compuls ...
She was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and I finally realised ... it is characterised by obsessions – or intrusive thoughts – and compulsions, which are habits you can’t ...
But when it’s coming from a place of unhelpful anxiety, or intrusive thoughts or obsessions, we’re actually not helping our child, we’re helping the OCD. The sooner you can try to break up ...