No single gene causes OCD, but identifying the genetic markers linked to the condition can help clarify how it develops. Viktoria Ruban/iStock via Getty Images Plus Obsessive compulsive disorder has ...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects between 1% and 3% of children by the time they reach 17. It’s a serious mental ...

“I’m so OCD about things.” It's a phrase frequently tossed around and often used loosely. While it's a term that carries a lot of weight and seriousness, it's a condition that gets downplayed when ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) doesn't just affect adults; in fact, between 0.25% and 4% of children develop OCD. The average age of onset of childhood OCD is approximately 10 years old, although ...

What do you think of when you hear the term “OCD”? In pop culture, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often portrayed as meticulous to an extreme degree. They’re highly organized, ...

Contamination OCD is a subtype, or “theme,” of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It includes persistent fear of contamination and an overwhelming need to clean oneself and objects. OCD involves ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an 'invisible burden' with two in three people with the debilitating condition going undiagnosed, experts have warned. Medics said while conditions like ADHD are ...

What is OCD?: "Repetitive thoughts & counting everything multiple times..." Ortega on OCD Jenna Ortega has established herself as a successful rising star leading her break with the popular series ...

Luke Combs said he recently experienced one of the most intense anxiety flare-ups in the past few years due to a rare mental illness. The 35-year-old country star has previously discussed his lifelong ...

She may be one of Hollywood’s brightest young stars, but Jenna Ortega wants people to know that life behind the scenes isn’t always as perfect as it looks. The 22-year-old Wednesday actress recently ...