People with Pure OCD only have mental compulsions, like silent counting or obsessively replaying events in their heads.

We live in an age where clinical labels once confined to the DSM-5—the diagnostic manual for mental health professionals—now ...

Ever double-checked your door lock so many times you almost missed the bus, or scrubbed your hands long after the thought of germs has vanished, and thought, "Am I just over-anxious?" Those repeated ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder that affects countless children and adolescents. In fact, OCD is estimated to affect over one million children and adolescents in the United States ...

"If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved." — Maurice Chevalier (1888 – 1972) ...

Psychiatrists take new interest in once benign hair pulling, nail biting. Oct. 3, 2012— -- When Nicole Santamorena was a baby she pulled her hair for comfort when she was distressed or sick. But ...