Researchers identified the most effective screening tools and treatment options for children with obsessive compulsive disorder, according to the results of two meta-analyses published in ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is associated with unwanted recurring thoughts or images (obsessions), and repetitive behaviors (compulsions) intended to relieve the obsessive thoughts.

Pedophilia OCD is marked by intrusive fears of being attracted to children and repetitive compulsions carried out to reduce those fears. People with pedophilia OCD are not attracted to children ...

Cognitive behavioral therapy reduces the severity of obsessive compulsive disorder in children and adolescents, according to a new review. This form of treatment helps relieve the overall distress ...

Actress Julianne Moore has revealed that having children saved her from her OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder). The 50-year-old mum-of-two admitted it was her son and daughter who helped her to relax ...

An estimate of 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 100 children in the United States has OCD. Having some levels of anxiety is normal, and even healthy for a person to have. But when extreme fear or worry is ...

A national television audience watched Zane Gonzalez adjust his socks on the sideline and fix his hair multiple times before putting his helmet on and taking the field to kick the winning field goal ...

One anxiety disorder in particular is known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Characterized by a persistent need to check things, perform routines, or rituals, or by repetitive (often negative) ...

Catherine Benfield wasn't diagnosed with OCD until she was 31, after she had her first child, though it would appear she's had it all her life. She recovered with the help of therapy - and by ...