"Neurodivergent" is an umbrella term for all people who, at the cognitive level, function differently. Though these ...

EAST PROVIDENCE – Bradley Hospital’s Pediatric Anxiety Research Center recently hosted its annual reunion for program ...

強迫症（obsessive-compulsive disorder，OCD）是一種以强迫思维和/或强迫行为为主的精神障碍，原被认为是焦虑障碍的一种，后改属 ...

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Research suggests that between 12 and 24 percent of individuals with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder may also have OCD (Pardossi et al., 2024). Still, the overlap in these conditions and their ...

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 ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is most commonly treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which help regulate serotonin levels. They tend to be effective, especially when ...

We might have poked what we thought was gentle fun at her, saying she was “a little bit OCD”. Later, she began to disclose “bad thoughts”, which I assumed were the typical products of a ...

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 ...