When do food and eating rituals signal an eating disorder, and when is it OCD? The distinction is critical—and frequently often misunderstood.

[haqnmaq] admits that he suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and on occasion, can be found washing ... OCD has on the environment and his wallet, he decided to build an automated hot air ...

Pop culture often portrays OCD as excessive hand-washing, but contamination fears are only one form of the disorder. Some people experience fears of harming loved ones, intrusive religious ...

Compulsions can be physical (like excessive hand-washing or checking locks) or entirely internal (such as mentally replaying conversations for fear of having said something ‘wrong’). Despite its ...

When most people think of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), they picture someone excessively tidy, washing their hands repeatedly, or double-checking locks. But this stereotype barely ...