Obsessive fans are blurring the lines of their relationships with celebrities, putting individuals at risk of harm.

Researchers identified a brain circuit driving compulsive behaviors, offering new insights into Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder ...

When I was 10 years old, my grandmother handed me a stack of letters that she was about to throw away and commented: "Richard, some folks collect these old stamps." I noticed the stamps looked nothing ...

Does your mind feel like it never shuts off? Do you feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to break—like overthinking, avoiding, or needing things to feel “just right”? Maybe you're exhausted from ...

The Mayo Clinic defines obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as: “Unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) that lead you to do repetitive behaviors (compulsions).” OCD is a form of anxiety disorder ...

This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in brain stimulation therapies. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

DBS for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) achieves clinical benefit in 66% of treatment-resistant patients. However, there is still a lack of a fundamental understanding of the neurophysiological ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

Maybe you’ve noticed your child doing repetitive behaviors or being overly concerned with safety—and wondered if it’s more than a personality quirk. Because obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) can ...

Knowing exactly what you want can be considered a good thing. Having a vision of what your future is like is comforting, after all. But micromanaging every detail of... well, everything can get ...