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In recent years, public awareness of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has increased dramatically. As a result, when we think of OCD, we tend to think of germaphobes who can’t touch doorknobs or ...

We asked readers to channel their inner Carolyn Hax and answer this question. Some of the best responses are below. Dear Carolyn: My husband seems to have an aversion to hand-washing. I’m talking ...

A recent Cambridge University-led study found evidence that a new app that lets patients watch a video of themselves washing their hands or touching a dirty object could be key to improving obsessive ...

Q I'm getting worried about my 13-year-old. He was always fussy enough, but now he's washing his hands a lot and he's trying to avoid touching things, even in his own room. He has been very stressed ...

RESEARCHERS ARE LOOKING into how messaging around handwashing during Covid-19 impacted people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. A team at Trinity College Dublin have launched a study on handwashing, ...

The rubber hand illusion could help people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) overcome the condition, a new study suggests. Researchers tested whether it was possible to help patients by ...