Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Health News

Breakthrough could spur better treatments for anxiety disorder, researchers say

Repetitive behaviors, restricted interests occur in both disorders, make correct diagnosis tricky, researchers report

Indicators of schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety might be spotted in physical at 18

Smoking and C-sections appear to boost the odds for the psychiatric disorder, study suggests

Study suggests a link, but it's not clear how overwork, mental issues may be connected

Small study suggests neural activity can point to patients who'll benefit most from psychotherapy

Difference for people with OCD is how they react, experts say

SSRI drugs found effective, but study raps risperidone

Scientists found same areas of brain were changed in dogs and people with compulsive disorder

Authors say it defines disorders more concisely; critics say it will lead to over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatments

Symptoms usually temporary, half of the women studied reported improvements after 6 months