For centuries, mental illness and physical disease have been viewed as two distinct categories, each with its own field of study, its own doctors, and its own menu of treatments.

A single dose of psilocybin – the active ingredient in magic mushrooms – produces rapid reductions in symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to the first placebo-controlled trial ...

Living with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) impacts every facet of a person’s daily life, from their home rituals and professional career to interacting with society at large. Maia Kinney-Petrucha ...

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

Researchers have demonstrated a specific type of genetic variation in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) for the first time using advanced DNA sequencing technology. The findings support previous ...

Disturbing thoughts and social fixations are among the many manifestations of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron When most people think of ...

Luke Combs is lifting the veil on his lifelong battle with a “particularly wicked” form of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The country music star recently opened up about his battle with Pure ...

Glutamatergic drugs are associated with a significant improvement in symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders (OCRDs) compared with control treatments, a new review and meta-analysis ...

Although obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can be treated, research has shown that people with the disorder tend to have a lower quality of life than neurotypical people. Many struggle to achieve ...

Footage of him adjusting his socks and moving his hands through his hair at a recent game led to posts ranging from sarcastic to bewilderment to cruel. The truth, however, is that Gonzalez has dealt ...