Background Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterised by obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions. These obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) are subclinical manifestations that do not meet ...

A woman who has struggled for 20 years with a severe skin picking disorder shares how it began as a 'coping mechanism' after ...

Well, science and baseball. Physicists build models to explain how the world works. It might be an equation, like the ideal ...

Minuscule movement patterns collected from smartphones and often undetectable to humans have been used to predict cravings ...

Hypersexuality involves an intense and repetitive urge to engage in sexual activities that affect daily life. People with hypersexuality are at higher risk for sexually transmitted infections.

Maladaptive behaviors are actions that don't help solve problems and can harm emotional health. Examples of maladaptive behaviors include avoidance, procrastination, and aggression. These behaviors ...

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means. For therapists like Erin Venker, she often feels like OCD is misunderstood.

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular when a person cannot stop these behaviors despite experiencing negative ...

(WJAR) — Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, affects anywhere between 1% and 3% of people in the U.S. OCD is where unwanted thoughts get stuck in your head making it hard to concentrate, sleep or ...

Whether it’s you, a family member, or a friend, living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be challenging. This is especially true for less-discussed OCD types like sexual OCD because of the ...