OCD News

Traps Parents Fall Into When Caring For OCD Child

April 12th, 2012
Traps Parents Fall Into When Parenting an OCD ChildResearchers have discovered that mothers tend to be more critical of children with obsessive-compulsive disorder than they are ...

New Therapy for OCD In Field Testing

April 11th, 2012
New Therapy for OCD In Field Testing Individuals who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are often plagued by incessant self-talk that leads to compulsive checking. Although the thoughts may ...

New Syndrome Expands on Possible Causes of Sudden Onset OCD in Kids

March 29th, 2012
New Syndrome Expands on Possible Causes of Sudden Onset OCD in KidsA National Institutes of Health scientist has identified a new syndrome that affects ...

Sensitivity in Children Tied to OCD

December 28th, 2011
Sensitivity in Children Tied to OCDChildhood rituals, such as routines for meals, baths and bedtimes, are a basic part of healthy behavioral development. But when combined with hypersensitivity to touch ...

Brain Regions Tied to Addictive Choices ID’d

October 31st, 2011
Brain Regions Tied to Addictive Choices IDWhen individuals are battling addiction, they know better than to indulge, but cannot seem to stop from pulling the trigger. Researchers have now pinpointed the exact locations in ...

New Insights into Off-Label Prescription of Atypical Antipsychotics

September 27th, 2011
New Insights into Off-Label Prescription of Atypical AntipsychoticsPhysicians and psychiatrists got a wake-up call Tuesday when it comes to prescribing atypical antipsychotics for uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A ...

Rituals Help to Relieve Stress

September 23rd, 2011
Rituals Help to Relieve StressMany baseball players cross their chests before they step up to the plate, and basketball players will bounce the ball a certain number of times before they attempt a ...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy + Drugs Helps OCD in Children

September 20th, 2011
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy + Drugs Helps OCD in ChildrenObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be better treated in teenagers and children when a full course of cognitive-behavioral therapy is added to treatment, according to new ...

Prevention Program for Postpartum Anxiety Disorders

August 19th, 2011
Prevention Program for Postpartum Anxiety Disorders A new report describes a program that helps to reduce anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders that may accompany childbirth. Parents know that the birth of a ...

Obsessive Fears Arise in Response to Compulsions in OCD

May 24th, 2011
Obsessive Fears Arise in Response to Compulsions in OCDThe chicken-and-egg question regarding obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), for the most part, is usually answered by identifying obsessive fears as driving the behaviors such as repetitive hand-washing. A ...