We’ll review some more common myths about OCD in the list below, adapted from an episode of Misconceptions on YouTube. Misconception: OCD is a character trait. The initialism stands for ...

Researchers from Yale University have discovered a potential cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in some children, ...

We spoke with psychologist and director of the Australian Association of Psychologists Carly Dober about some common truths, and misconceptions, of living with OCD. Image: Canva In my early teen ...

You may also hear the disorder being referred to as postpartum OCD. It often, but not always, revolves around significant ...

Here, Stylist’s digital writer Lauren Geall – who lives with OCD – talks us through three common misconceptions about the condition. We may have gone some way as a society towards ...

Pedophilia OCD is marked by intrusive fears of being attracted to children and repetitive compulsions carried out to reduce those fears. People with pedophilia OCD are not attracted to children ...

A spokesman for OCD Action said: "OCD is widely misunderstood, and unfortunately, it's common to hear people misusing it as an adjective to describe someone who is neat and tidy, but the reality ...

While anxieties relating to contamination are common, OCD also takes many other forms that have no relation to cleaning. Intrusive thoughts typically latch onto your worst possible fears ...