What comes to mind when you read the words obsessive compulsive disorder? For many, the phrase likely conjures up an image of ...

When survivors of the October 7th attacks returned to what was left of their homes, many carried with them more than grief or post-traumatic stress. A new study shows that the trauma also fueled an ...

“I think I didn't give myself enough credit for the guts it took to make myself say those things,” Rhiannon tells PEOPLE Tereza Shkurtaj is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working for PEOPLE ...

Anxiety is a normal, adaptive emotion, but becomes an anxiety disorder when fears are persistent, intense, and interfere with daily life, affecting about one in three people. Obsessive Compulsive ...

But when might these behaviours fit a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder? And when could they actually be a sign of obsessive ...

Researchers studying obsessive-compulsive disorder have identified a specific brain signal that appears to precede the onset of compulsive urges, a finding that could reshape how clinicians approach ...

Christmas was my favorite holiday when I was a little kid because Christmas was the only day of the year that the universe made sense. It’s not just that magic was real on Christmas: it’s that magic ...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a surprisingly common and potentially crippling anxiety disorder. Only 25 to 30 years ago, it was believed to be a rare psychiatric illness that affected only a ...

At just 8 years old, one woman knew something wasn’t right when she realized she couldn’t say certain words out loud. Terms labeled “inappropriate” for children – especially those related to the body ...

In 2022, Rhiannon was officially diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder Over the course of two decades, the 29-year-old from Chattanooga, Tenn., has compiled a running list of words she cannot ...