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This rare procedure is offered by only a handful of centers in the US and around the world and should be used only when less invasive treatment options for OCD have been tried.
Understanding and changing the environment in which habits form is a critical step when it comes to breaking unwanted behaviors and forming healthy ones.
High levels of uncertainty can make us obsessive compulsive, causing physical changes in the brain.
Are you good at changing perspectives? If so, it may benefit you in more ways than you imagine.
Early reports suggested an apparent increase in OCD relapse rates and symptom severity during the pandemic. But a year on, we’re learning this may not be the case.
We should assess the pandemic’s effect in the round, beyond just COVID deaths.
Physical hoarding has been studied for decades - but now, new forms of digital hoarding are emerging.
The pandemic has put a spotlight on a once little-discussed disorder – hoarding. But hoarding disorder is not what you might think.
Latest study confirms robust link between transgender and gender-diverse people and autism.
Behaviors that would have been seen as pathological a few months ago are now applauded as adaptive and resourceful. Where do doctors draw the line?
Stop constant checking and stay social.
Technology could be a promising alternative to traditional therapy.
Children and adolescents with obsessive compulsive disorder should be offered extra support at school.
It can be very hard for people to accept that they – or their family member – are not to blame for their mental illness. Seeing the evidence in a scan can make a difference.
New research shows that the brains of people with OCD prevent them from learning that something is safe.
Saying you’re ‘a little bit OCD’ isn’t helpful, but neither is denying the experiences we share.
Hoarding looks weird and is often cruelly parodied on television, where shows suggest that the solution to a compulsive desire to keep stuff is simply a matter of heroically chucking it out. But for those…
People have wanted to understand our motivations, thoughts and behaviours since the ancient Greeks inscribed “know thyself” on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. And understanding the brain’s place in health…
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety-related mental condition that affects 1-2% of the population. It is severely debilitating and can strike anyone regardless of age, gender and cultural…
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Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Psychological Sciences, School of Psychological Sciences, Australian College of Applied Psychology and Honorary Assoc Prof with the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, Curtin University
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Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of Cambridge
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Head of Genes Environment and Behaviour Laboratory, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
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