Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) affects up to 3 percent of people worldwide and remains one of the most challenging ...

A Mendelian randomization analysis of genome-wide association study (GWAS) data investigated the potential causal links between gut microbiota composition and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder ...

Other examples of OCD behaviors include a person who is worried about germs so they cannot touch any surface or feel the need to wash their hands even minutes after they already did; or a person ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) ... (to see if an oven is turned off or a door is locked, for example). They can also include mental acts that are not outwardly observable.

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But people who feel compelled to carry out mental rituals in response to distressing, persistent intrusive thoughts may have pure obsessional obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

When most people think of obsessive-compulsive disorder, they may picture behaviors they’ve seen on TV — like repetitive hand-washing, ... The comedian Maria Bamford, for example, ...

OCD is a condition consisting of obsessions or compulsions, or, more commonly, both. This is nothing to do with addictions to gambling, alcohol, exercise or eating, for example, which are quite ...

For example, a belief in the ... Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder treatment usually involves talk therapy, but there is limited evidence drugs may help too.

OCD is often misunderstood. ... Although the term “OCD” is often used casually, the disorder must be diagnosed by a medical professional. ... intrusive thoughts — for example, ...

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 (Remmerswaal et al., 2016).