Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the hallmarks of obsessive-compulsive disorder is contamination fears and excessive hand-washing. Years ago, a patient with ...

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A recent Cambridge University-led study found evidence that a new app that lets patients watch a video of themselves washing their hands or touching a dirty object could be key to improving obsessive ...

In recent years, public awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has increased dramatically. As a result, when we think of OCD, we tend to think of germaphobes who can’t touch doorknobs or ...

Because of a traumatic experience, Justin Keyes has been dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder for a decade. For him, that has meant, in part, washing his hands. "Like, I'm constantly getting up ...

David Rosenberg receives funding from the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation, Detroit, MI, and a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH59299). This work was also supported ...

Now wash your hands… again: why coronavirus is different when you have obsessive compulsive disorder Those with pre-existing mental health disorders say they are struggling to cope with the global ...

Child psychiatrist who brought obsessive-compulsive disorder to public awareness and focused on the brain’s biology and its role in mental illness ...

(THE CONVERSATION) One of the hallmarks of obsessive-compulsive disorder is contamination fears and excessive hand-washing. Years ago, a patient with severe OCD came to my office wearing gloves and a ...