It stands for Paedophile-Themed Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and is recognised as a distressing subtype that causes its sufferers to have an obsessive fear of becoming a paedophile. It can even cause ...

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Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder is common in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and is linked to a significant delay in the initiation of OCD treatment, study shows.

Molly Lambert has revealed how she was diagnosed with P-OCD after suffering with distressing intrusive thoughts for years.

A decade-long debate seemed settled in June when the World Health Organization officially added “compulsive sexual behavior disorder” to the newest edition of the International Classification of ...

A single psilocybin session reduced OCD symptoms within days in resistant patients, with benefits lasting for weeks.

What compulsive sexual behavior disorder is not, according to the definition, is “distress that is entirely related to moral judgments and disapproval about sexual impulses, urges, or behaviours.” As ...

Andrew Luescher, director of Purdue's Animal Behavior Clinic and one of about 30 board certified animal behaviorists in the country, estimates that 2 percent of the dog population has canine ...

An overactive molecular signal pathway in the brain region of the amygdala can lead to obsessive-compulsive disorder. A research team has now established this connection. Some people have an extreme ...

Workaholism is often praised, but children pay the price. Research shows adult children of workaholics can struggle with ...

Although alcohol use is ubiquitous in modern society, only a portion of individuals develop alcohol use disorders or addiction. Yet, scientists have not understood why some individuals are prone to ...