Treatment for OCD can be delivered through outpatient therapy, via an intensive outpatient therapy program (IOP), or at a residential treatment center. Some people can also benefit from self-help in ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized, in part, by a quest for certainty, which causes the individual with OCD to ...

Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that affects about 1% of the US population. OCD is made up of two distinct symptoms: obsession and compulsions. Although rare, someone can ...

Crossing international borders can be an anxiety-inducing experience for anyone. For individuals with disabilities, however, ...

As with some disorders not well understood by the public, OCD carries a plethora of social stigmas. Those who have OCD often do not seek treatment and attempt to hide their symptoms. However, this ...

was founded in response to the lack of expertise and successful treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In 1994, upon completing her training with Dr. Edna Foa, an internationally ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reported a large effect of ...

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a treatment for symptoms of trauma. Some limited research suggests it could also help with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

For David, it was the concern that his new baby daughter would become part of his OCD routine that prompted him to seek treatment. “I had a very high dose of an antidepressant drug, which I ...

Growing up, I have always tried to be meticulous and diligent in my studies — a perfectionist of sorts. But in 2017, when I ...