A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, "Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) features a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears that ...

Although it was previously thought that compulsive behavior is the result of a "habit cycle" that suppresses self-control, a ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health condition that involves repetitive thoughts and behaviors. If you have OCD, you might also experience tics or disruptive involuntary sounds or ...

A busy mom (who asked to remain anonymous) tells writer Alyssa Shelasky what it's like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Individuals who experience hoarding related to OCD may have distressing feelings about discarding items. It can drive compulsive saving behaviors that they recognize as excessive. Obsessive-compulsive ...

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For behavioral addictions, successful treatment means a return to normal, healthy behavior -- i.e., gamblers can gamble, sex addicts have sex, etc. If you're suffering from depression, traumatic ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...