Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be disabling without treatment. Learn more about when and how to seek professional help.

A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control, but new research in rats from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ...

The term obsessive obsessive-compulsive disorder is not well understood and is sometimes thrown around casually. Someone who likes cleanliness and order may say, “I am so OCD about how I organize my ...

Exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy is a common treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ERP exposes a person to the cause of their fears and anxiety to help them cope with these ...

Our behavior is controlled through neural circuits in the brain. Molecular disturbances can lead to stereotypical behavior, as seen in neuropsychiatric disorders like obsessive-compulsive and autism ...