OCD is a relatively common disorder that arises in childhood, but some subtypes are signs of a brain in distress. Learn more ...

Carnegie Mellon researchers developed "DeepFocus," a new method for brain stimulation that combines transnasal and transcranial electrical stimulation for minimally invasive targeting of deep brain ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder associated with persistent, intrusive thoughts (i.e., obsessions), accompanied by repetitive behaviors (i.e., compulsions) aimed at ...

A 22-year-old woman with OCD says the Covid-19 lockdown saved her life. Alys-Mai, from Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, has lived ...

A French study has shown that deep brain stimulation can improve symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Serotonin reuptake inhibitors and behavioral therapy constitute the standard ...

A team led by researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas used brain scans from 12 people with treatment-resistant OCD, who were undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) – a ...

OCD is a mental health condition that affects millions of people worldwide. It causes unwanted thoughts and repetitive ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Allegheny Health Network have developed a new method for deep brain ...

“Both papers are exceptional.” “These two papers have confirmed the causal relationship between [neural] circuit abnormalities and [OCD-like] behavior,” said Chris Pittenger, a professor of psychiatry ...

A recent study from Yale University suggests that the immune system may play a role in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in ...

I’d sit at my school desk, frozen in terror, unable to concentrate on what the teacher was saying – it was as if my brain had ...