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 mask and refused to ...

Despite what's shown on TV and in movies, OCD is rarely about hand sanitizer or tidy kitchen pantries. Instead, OCD often ...

"Exposure Therapy/Exposure and Response Prevention." Anyone who does any reading about OCD comes across these terms all the time. Most people (including professionals) THINK that they know what ERP is ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Carey Wilson receives funding from the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. Thibault Renoir receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and ...

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 ...

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