OCD Articles

Sensitivity in Children Tied to OCD

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Childhood rituals, such as routines for meals, baths and bedtimes, are a basic part of healthy behavioral development. ...

Brain Regions Tied to Addictive Choices ID’d

Monday, October 31st, 2011
When individuals are battling addiction, they know better than to indulge, but cannot seem to stop from pulling the trigger. Researchers ...

New Insights into Off-Label Prescription of Atypical Antipsychotics

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Physicians and psychiatrists got a wake-up call Tuesday when it comes to prescribing atypical antipsychotics for uses not approved by the ...

Rituals Help to Relieve Stress

Friday, September 23rd, 2011
Many baseball players cross their chests before they step up to the plate, and basketball players will bounce the ball a certain ...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy + Drugs Helps OCD in Children

Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be better treated in teenagers and children when a full course of cognitive-behavioral therapy ...

Prevention Program for Postpartum Anxiety Disorders

Friday, August 19th, 2011
A new report describes a program that helps to reduce anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders that may accompany childbirth. ...

Obsessive Fears Arise in Response to Compulsions in OCD

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
The chicken-and-egg question regarding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), for the most part, is usually answered by identifying obsessive fears as ...

Family Mental Illness Stressful for Caregivers

Friday, May 20th, 2011
Taking care of a loved one with a mental illness can lead to mental problems in the primary caregiver. A new Canadian study ...

May is Mental Health Month

Saturday, May 14th, 2011
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time for people to learn more about mental health conditions and seek out help for them. According to ...

Brain Thickness May Help Diagnosis of Mental Illness

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
A recent study introduces a new technique to aid in the diagnosis of depression and obsessive-compulsive ...
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