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 ...

Targeting the root of the OCD problem To identify an optimal target for developing a biomarker, the team focused on one of the most characteristic behaviors in OCD – the tendency for ...

Other OCD tropes are subtler but equally pernicious. Some time ago, in ”Why Monk Stunk,” I wrote about the cult TV series Monk, starring Tony Shaloub as the titular “ obsessive-compulsive ...

The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition — a move that some critics warn may risk stigmatizing its young players.

Some disorders related to OCD include misophonia, body dysmorphia, and hoarding disorder.

Ajay Devgan OCD Problem: Bollywood's famous actor Ajay Devgan is known for his strong acting and serious style. However, he does not talk much about his personal life. But his wife and actress ...

Mental illness is a difficult subject to portray accurately in fiction, but that doesn't prevent unqualified writers and artists from trying.