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 ...

Over the course of their lives, up to 220,000 Norwegians will pick at their skin or pull out their hair to an extent that can be considered a mental health disorder. They pull out their hair until ...

Lb. Sisters Tammy Slaton shared that she was living in a “manic depression state” amid mood swings that caused problems in ...

In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) found that ...

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

A new study revealed that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during cognitively demanding tasks. The findings could help inform new ways in which ...

Litigation against social media companies represents a rare opportunity. Courts and the public are scrutinizing what ...

Researchers find that OCD brains recruit more regions to perform simple sequences, revealing new targets for TMS therapy and symptom assessment.

A 33-year-old project manager started bird photography on his therapist's advice. Six months later, his blood pressure dropped 18 points and his memory scores improved — not because of the birds, but ...

Dear Upset Younger Sister: Lying this much indicates that there’s something deeper going on. Perhaps it’s psychological, ...

Dr. Michael Alcée encourages a more compassionate approach to OCD, one that honors creativity, emotional depth, and ...