Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe and disabling disorder characterized by intrusive disturbing thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors to deal with these thoughts (compulsions).

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a chronic condition in which a person demonstrates an excessive focus on details, order and rules, and the need to achieve a perfect outcome, often ...

Even if you mean well, these phrases usually hurt more than they help. Here’s what to say instead to show a loved one with ...

Roughly 163 million people experience obsessive-compulsive disorder and its associated cycles of obsessions and compulsions. They have unwanted intrusive thoughts, images or urges; they also do ...

Ever double-checked your door lock so many times you almost missed the bus, or scrubbed your hands long after the thought of germs has vanished, and thought, "Am I just over-anxious?" Those repeated ...

Some quirks can be chalked up to preference, but others can signal OCD. June 14, 2013— -- intro: Hooked on hand sanitizer? Closet organized to a T? Quirks like this can usually be chalked up to ...

Nearly one in three people have reported serious difficulties in psychologically adapting to life after the COVID-19 pandemic ...

A multinational collaboration of researchers report that psychiatric spousal resemblance across nine psychiatric disorders ...

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir.