Acetylcholine "conductors" in the striatum directly trigger serotonin release, offering new insights into the origins of OCD ...

At some point, anxiety and stress affect everyone. They can manifest differently in different people, and the level of anxiety one experiences can vary. Still, there is one thing for sure: there are ...

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Since he was 14 years old, Jorun Christianson's life has been heavily impacted by severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). His experience with OCD goes beyond the common misconceptions and ...

Specifically, Albanese and her team found that among the 373 women reporting OCD symptom onset, 5% noticed their OCD symptoms ...

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 ...

Is this normal parental behavior? Look closely at this picture. What do you see? I assure you that there is no illusion contained in this picture. At first glance, you see a loving father assisting ...

Trichotillomania is a condition involving frequent urges to pull out one’s hair. Experts now consider it closely related to OCD due to the obsessive-compulsive nature of the disorder. Mental health ...

Anorexia and OCD are disorders that interconnect, often driven by obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors. Anorexia nervosa and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are two distinct mental health ...

Body awareness obsessive-compulsive disorder is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in which a person experiences a distressing preoccupation with their bodily processes or physical ...