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

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

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 ...

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 ...

OCD thrives on doubt, making certainty feel impossible. Learn how reassurance fuels the cycle and how ERP and ICBT can help retrain the brain.

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 ...

“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 ...

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