Those who experience the paralyzing psychological and social effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder can often find relief ...

Following years of erratic and antisemitic public behavior, Kanye West issued an apology and detailed his troubling battle ...

Life with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be incredibly challenging. For people with OCD, the condition is much more than ordinary worries its a serious mental health condition that involves ...

A systematic review published today in Psychedelics by Mr. James Gattuso and colleagues at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health synthesizes clinical and preclinical evidence on ...

In the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Israel, a team of psychologists and psychiatrists noticed an unsettling pattern among survivors: obsessions and compulsions that hadn't been there before ...

Out-of-control sexual behaviors have existed throughout history, yet their official recognition only came much later. Some of the old terms you might have heard include satyriasis, nymphomania, and ...

To most parents, a toddler's insistence on the "right" plate or bedtime routine seems like a normal developmental quirk or just the latest cause of a meltdown. However, for some children, these ...

Summary: A new study has found that sexual narcissism mediates the link between childhood trauma and compulsive sexual behavior. Researchers compared individuals with and without compulsive sexual ...

Scientists have identified the first brainwave biomarkers for OCD, opening the door to personalized, on-demand brain stimulation that targets distressing compulsive behaviors as they arise.