These electrodes deliver electrical pulses that can help regulate abnormal brain activity and provide relief for patients with debilitating OCD. “DBS has been a game-changer for patients with ...

Understanding triggers and treatment strategies for OCD and tics can help reduce stress and improve your quality of life. OCD does not directly cause tics. However, tic disorders such as Tourette ...

Their preoccupation strains the relationship and overshadows their partner’s other qualities. One theory suggests relationship OCD may develop and continue when people catastrophize normal thoughts or ...

It can take 14 to 17 years from the onset of symptoms for people to get appropriate treatment. People with OCD often feel embarrassed, so they tend to hide their symptoms. Any behavior that seems ...

When it comes to the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I’m that guy. Clients from all over the world tell me that the mainstream therapy has failed them, while secretly in their ...

Though it’s FDA-approved to treat OCD, it’s not commonly recommended as a first-line treatment due to the risk of side effects. It is the only tricyclic antidepressant used to treat OCD.

Fortunately, we now have a better understanding of the condition – and how to identify those who have it OCD is complex and commonly misunderstood, with a limited number of treatment options.

Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada Anxiety Treatment and Research Clinic, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, West 5th Campus, Ontario, Canada ...

Compulsive buying treatment is still very much in a formative stage. Society, advertising, and the media all conspire against the cultivation of true wealth, which cannot be quantified on 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 ...

Cyberchondria, driven by online health information, heightens anxiety and affects mental health. Addressing this issue is ...