Intrusive thoughts are unwanted and distressing ideas or images that can appear suddenly and feel impossible to control. With obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), intrusive thoughts can become ...

If you’ve started exploring therapy for OCD, you’ve likely come across different approaches. There's exposure and response ...

OCD can make daily life overwhelming for children, but a supportive home environment can make a significant difference. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition consisting of ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can affect children and adults. Obsessive thoughts are difficult to spot, but compulsive behaviors are usually more obvious. OCD often develops between the ages of ...

Within the past decade, there has been growing acknowledgement and understanding of what is called relationship OCD, or ROCD ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

From time to time, we all have questions that boil down to Is this normal? Did I do the right thing? Am I okay? About two years ago, Kate — who asked to use only her first name for her privacy — ...