"Exposure Therapy/Exposure and Response Prevention." Anyone who does any reading about OCD comes across these terms all the time. Most people (including professionals) THINK that they know what ERP is ...

In recent years, public awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has increased dramatically. As a result, when we think of OCD, we tend to think of germaphobes who can’t touch doorknobs or ...

Carey Wilson receives funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Thibault Renoir receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and ...

A recent Cambridge University-led study found evidence that a new app that lets patients watch a video of themselves washing their hands or touching a dirty object could be key to improving obsessive ...

FARGO - Tamara Wagner's obsessive-compulsive disorder was so severe that for a while she refused to leave her home. "It took such a good chunk of my life that I really didn't have time to do anything ...

Because of a traumatic experience, Justin Keyes has been dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder for a decade. For him, that has meant, in part, washing his hands. "Like, I'm constantly getting up ...

For most people, dry winter skin is just an annoyance. But for those with OCD, it can wreck a day. It goes something like this: Wash hands. Touch something “germy.” Wash hands again. Repeat. It’s ...

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) manifests in various forms, with germ contamination being a common yet particularly challenging type. This form of OCD involves an intense fear of germs, leading to ...

In psychology, obsessions are repeated and unwanted thoughts that cause anxiety. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors people perform to temporarily relieve this anxiety. For example, a person may have ...