ANXIETY is present in those who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Recurring anxious thoughts can influence unhealthy patterns of behaviour. Look out for the warning signs of the mental ...

RTE star Brendan Courtney recently opened up on his OCD diagnosis for the first time on air. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, commonly referred to as OCD, is a severe anxiety disorder that features a ...

The community of scientists studying obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been split into two factions by a bitter feud over the exact cause of the illness. On one side is a group who believe that ...

Handwashing guidance issued to tackle the spread of the coronavirus may lead to an increase in obsessive compulsive disorder-type behaviour, a psychologist has warned. Professor Craig Jackson, from ...

IFS for OCD, which is compatible with standard exposure and response prevention (ERP), brings comfort and respect to the ...

Scientists may have stumbled upon a cure for the misery caused by obsessive compulsive disorder. While investigating auto-immune diseases, experts accidentally found a protein which causes anxiety in ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, more commonly known as OCD, is an anxiety disorder that causes obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviours. Anyone can be affected by OCD – including men, women and ...

I am worried that my five-year-old girl may have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. She seems obsessed with doing everything in a particular order. From lining up her toys to eating her food in a certain ...

OCD is a powerful and often debilitating condition, but it is rooted in the mind's fundamental desire to protect the ...

Some people can remember what they did on a specific day, years ago. Some individuals are able to remember precisely what they were doing a day, a week or even a year ago. This extraordinary ability ...

A scientific breakthrough has identified the single brain receptor that causes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Previous studies have attributed OCD to a variety of brain functions. But a new study by ...

A WOMAN who was found dead on her sofa surrounded by filth and squalor had spent decades ‘ruled’ by obsessive compulsive behaviour, a court heard yesterday. Emma-Jane Kurtz, 41, of Blackwater Way, ...