"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 ...

Program has OCD sufferers kick tires, jump in Dumpsters, touch toilet seats. Feb. 15, 2010 — -- Away from home for a conference, Faye Lange takes a minute before heading out for what she calls ...

Zack Tucker can remember exactly when it started. He was in his first serious relationship and had climbed a mountain in the ...

Beyond simple quirks and preferences, OCD creates a debilitating cycle of unwanted thoughts and ritualistic behaviors that can hijack everyday life. This mental health condition affects approximately ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

While obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is primarily a neurological and psychological condition, research suggests that diet may influence how severe or frequent certain symptoms appear. Foods that ...

I normally hate using OCD as an adjective, but I think it’s ok this way: Wanna be OCD friends? I ask because I have OCD, too, and hanging with someone else who just gets it can make all the difference ...

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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a personality disorder and not a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The main difference is that OCD involves obsessions and compulsions, ...