Although it’s not entirely clear what causes obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), neuroimaging studies suggest that people with the condition have distinct differences in their brain structure and ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves stimulating certain parts of your brain with implanted electrodes. It’s a promising treatment for treatment-resistant OCD. The main treatments for OCD are talk ...

People with Tourette syndrome often describe a rising, uncomfortable sensation just before a tic fires, a feeling they cannot ...

Last week, we pulled back the curtain on what it really means to live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), beyond the jokes about being tidy or the throwaway lines about being ‘so OCD’. We ...

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The potential for deep brain stimulation rests in the ability for accurate location of biomarkers. Personalized ...

If you’ve started exploring therapy for OCD, you’ve likely come across different approaches. There's exposure and response ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have found signs of inflammation within the neuro-circuitry associated with adult obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The findings were reported June 21 in ...

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 ...