It's OCD Awareness Week and I have been thinking about why it is so important to have a week to bring awareness to OCD. First and foremost, bringing our awareness to the disorder invites us to have ...

The mention of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often conjures images of scrupulous organization and particularity — a ...

Yikes! I can only imagine how pretentious that must sound. Who am I to speak on behalf of the OCD community? It's not as if we're some organized group (though I suppose many of us, ourselves, are ...

The article 'Misdiagnosed, Misunderstood': Specialists Give An Inside Look Into Living With, And Treating, OCD appeared first on Garden City Patch. GARDEN CITY, NY – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder has ...

The debilitating symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder impact the day-to-day functioning of as many as one in 200 ...

People with symmetry OCD feel intense distress when things don’t feel “just right” or aren’t symmetrical, even if there’s no clear logic behind it. Symmetry OCD isn’t a personal choice or trait.

“‘Just right’ OCD” is a nonclinical way to describe an urge to ensure things are symmetrical or “just right” that can occur in OCD. This condition can be treated with therapy or by addressing ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder has long been considered a problem of the brain, but new research suggests the real driver might be hiding in the gut. A team of scientists from Chongqing Medical ...

Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience a type of compulsion called compulsive counting. These individuals may feel the need to count objects, people, or actions.