What do you think of when you hear the term “OCD”? In pop culture, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often portrayed as meticulous to an extreme degree. They’re highly organized, ...

OCD and anxiety are separate mental health conditions with distinct symptoms. However, a person can have OCD and anxiety at the same time. Stress and anxiety can cause OCD symptoms to worsen.

For most people, the idea of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may flow from common comedic representations, such as the eponymous detective in the hit show Monk, who feels obliged to touch every ...

OCD triggers can cause a flare-up of your symptoms. Yours will be related to both the type of OCD you have along with your past experiences and traumas. Obsessions are the unwanted and intrusive ...

Exposure and response (or ritual) prevention (ERP) is the treatment for OCD with the strongest research support. As I wrote in a prior post, studies suggest ERP with or without medication is more ...