Our thoughts are often mysterious to us. You probably don't know why you suddenly think about a Komodo dragon while sitting in traffic or Citizen Kane while shopping for groceries. Such moments remind ...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition characterized by recurring obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. If you or someone you know is experiencing these symptoms, it ...

Anxiety itself is not a mental illness. It’s a normal, adaptive emotion that helps us respond to perceived threats. Anxiety is the automatic reaction that makes you jump back when you think you’ve ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness despite affecting about one in 50 people – that’s about half a million Australians. Our new research shows how long and fraught ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a mental health disorder, "where a person gets caught in a vicious cycle of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors," explains Guerra. The thoughts and fears such ...

OCD is a psychiatric disorder in which people suffer from obsessive thoughts (obsessions) and compulsive behaviours (compulsions). A well-known example is fear of contamination: someone is constantly ...

Pet-related harm OCD in clinical practice: why content may not define OCD, but still shapes how it is experienced.

Researchers headed by a team at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have linked distinct patterns of genetic mutations with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in humans.

What Does It Mean to Be Obsessive? What Does It Mean to Have OCD? How to Tell the Difference Coping Tips Have you ever heard someone say I'm so OCD to describe a strong desire for neatness? Despite ...

A new paper published in the journal Clinical Psychological Science offers insight into why people with obsessive compulsive disorder engage in what psychologists refer to as "catastrophizing," or the ...