OCD triggers can cause a flare-up of your symptoms. Yours will be related to both the type of OCD you have along with your past experiences and traumas. Obsessions are the unwanted and intrusive ...

Researchers studying obsessive-compulsive disorder have identified a specific brain signal that appears to precede the onset ...

In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Israel, a team of psychologists and psychiatrists noticed an unsettling pattern among survivors: obsessions and compulsions that hadn't been there before ...

While obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) typically involves recurrent thoughts about a feared future event, real event OCD involves thoughts that a past event triggers. OCD is a condition where a ...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterised by intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviours or mental acts (compulsions) performed to alleviate distress ...

When it comes to diagnoses and treatment for mental health disorders, all US-based doctors and American insurance companies turn to the same source of information: "The Diagnostic and Statistical ...

Stress and hormonal factors can cause your OCD symptoms to become more severe. With the right treatment, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can become more manageable over time. But certain factors ...

When survivors of the October 7th attacks returned to what was left of their homes, many carried with them more than grief or post-traumatic stress. A new study shows that the trauma also fueled an ...