In our research, newly published in Nature Genetics, my colleagues and I made a step toward unraveling some of these mysteries by shedding light on the genetics of OCD. Obsessive compulsive ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Analysis of over 50,000 OCD cases identified 30 genomic regions and about 250 genes associated with obsessive compulsive disorder. These genes show heightened ...

When prospective clients reach out to me, they often start by inquiring to see if I know how to treat their specific OCD subtype: “Have you ever treated moral scrupulosity?”, “Do you have ...

Roughly 2-3 million US adults are believed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Some forms of OCD have no outward compulsions, making OCD harder to diagnose. A psychologist shared some of ...

But my then-undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) didn’t care about that. When OCD attaches itself to your darkest fears, it doesn’t consider the likelihood that the thing you’re ...

Rumination is a type of obsessive thinking that’s common across many types of OCD. If excessive rumination is starting to add stress to your life, therapy can help you learn to break the cycle.

A recent study by the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden delves into the profound effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on life expectancy, revealing an alarming 82% increase in premature ...

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD for short, are 82% more likely to die earlier – from natural or unnatural causes – than people without the condition, a new study reveals.

Looking back, Erin says, she’s probably had undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for most of her life. But after childbirth and a traumatic trip to the hospital for postpartum ...