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Patients suffering from obsessive, distressing thoughts have a new treatment option: a pacemaker-like device that relieves anxiety with electrical jolts to the brain.
The same kind of deep brain stimulation used to treat some patients for Parkinson's disease also helped a few people suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, French scientists reported.
Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder is nothing to be laughed off. In its more extreme instances, OCD can devastate a person. If you have questions about OCD, please visit the OC Foundation website for more information.
Extremely Rare Mental Ability, Only 4 People WorldwideWhat if you finished reading this article and remembered every detail of it for the rest of your life? That's the problem people with super-autobiographical memory face—and yes, it's often referred to as a problem, not a gift.
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Nearly a Lifetime Without TreatmentAnthony Barone suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for many years before realizing it. He now seeks to help educate others about it.
MSNBC Films presents "My Mother's Garden," the story of 61-year-old Eugenia Lester, whose hoarding disorder pushed her children to leave home when they were quite young. Cynthia Lester was 13 when she left, unable to find a place to sleep in the house amidst all of the garbage.
Bears, Gazelles And Rats Inspire New Odc Treatment According to new Tel Aviv University research, the best way to understand and effectively treat OCD is to look at ourselves as though we're animals in a zoo ...
Get that banana peeling feeling!Liked the bubble pop calendar? Try the pretend banana you can peel over and over. But it won't be available until March...
Zen technique gets scientists' backingZen Buddhist meditation may help treat depression, attention deficit disorder and anxiety, among other maladies, according to a recent study by Emory University neuroscientists. Mental illnesses such as obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression are characterized in part by …
Scan 'detects obsessive disorder'Scientists say they have pinpointed differences in the way the brains of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) work. OCD provokes recurrent irrational thoughts such as fears about contamination or accidents, and compulsion to follow fixed rituals.
Are you crazy enough to succeed?Obsessive and compulsive behaviors can make your career, or make you unemployable. How you deal with them will determine how well you do.
Boy with OCD thought he caused 9/11 terrorist attacksA ten-year-old boy with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) thought the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in New York were his fault, according to a new report.
Field Guide to the Obsessive-Compulsive: Famously FussyJeff Lewis, a real-estate investor who buys and sells residential property in swanky Los Angeles neighborhoods, is preoccupied with order, symmetry, perfection, cleanliness, rules, and lists.
Barack Obama's much touted campaign cries for "Change We Can Believe In" and the response of the everyday citizens of Europe to the recent "no" vote from the Irish are raising the same questions on two continents. What are the questions?
Another person with super-memory skills comes forward The third person found to have an ultra-rare memory gift — recalling in detail most days of his life — is 50-year-old Rick Baron of suburban Cleveland, scientists confirmed Monday after Baron contacted USA TODAY.
My favorite crimebuster at present is Adrian Monk, the compulsive-obsessive genius of the USA Network's hit show created by Andy Breckman.
When Anxiety Is at the Table: An Obsessive/Compulsive dining experienceFOR some of us the trouble starts before we even step into a restaurant.
Going Dotty: Yayoi Kusama's Obsessive Dots Hint at the Future of the Human Mind78-year old Yayoi Kusama has had a hallucinatory obsession with dots for as long as she can remember. Throughout the hardships she endured as a child--alleged abuse by her mother, suicidal tendencies--all she saw was dots.
The Dangers of Double-checking: Checking and rechecking fogs the memoryDid I remember to turn the stove off? I'll check one more time. Do I still have the plane tickets with me? I'd better look again. Did I remember to lock the front door? I should really get out of bed and make absolutely sure.
Shocking Judge Rotenberg Education Center Shocks ChildrenPrivate School uses Questionable Methods
Gene mutation linked with obsessive behaviorMice born without a key brain protein developed obsessive compulsive symptoms that went away when treated with anti-anxiety drugs, giving new clues about the brain mechanism behind the disorder, researchers said on Wednesday.
Internet Addiction Disorder: more serious than OCD..."deep craving" as bad as gambling, stealing and sex addictionsInternet addiction should be grouped with extreme addictive disorders such as gambling, sex addiction and kleptomania
Was Timothy Leary Right?Are psychedelics good for you? It's such a hippie relic of a question that it's almost embarrassing to ask.
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Freaky phobia: The man afraid of little old ladiesBURLY Stephen Drake peers nervously from behind his curtains to check that the coast is clear. It's a precaution the shaven-headed 36-year-old insists on taking before he will even consider venturing outside his home.
A good description of OCDI don't know for sure, but I'm inclined to think this irrational fear is linked to my obsessive compulsive disorder, which is almost certainly inherited from my father.
Hallucinogens decrease obsessive-compulsive disorder symptomsDr. Francisco Moreno, an assistant professor of psychiatry, has successfully treated the symptoms of nine patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder using psilocybin, an active ingredient found in hallucinogenic mushrooms.
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