Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Image via Getty Images Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder that affects not only adults but even kids and ...

According to the International OCD Foundation, one in 100 adults likely have obsessive compulsive disorder. And up to 1 in 200 children have what's commonly called OCD - that's about 500,000 kids ...

Do you have a teen or adolescent who feels like life's challenges are too heavy to carry on their own? Are you seeking to find support for your child struggling with OCD or ADHD? I believe that with ...

Dr. Martin Franklin of the University of Pennsylvania is an expert on the topic of children and teens with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I had attended a conference by Dr. Franklin and found ...

Maintaining cleanliness is a commendable practice, but when it becomes excessive and disrupts daily activities, it may indicate a mental health issue known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A family-based cognitive behavioral therapy markedly improves symptoms in children as young as five years old with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a new ...

Rohan’s nighttime fears of being robbed and abducted began at five years old. At nine, Rohan was still sleeping in his mother’s room plagued by nighttime obsessions. “I feel like we’re going to get ...

As a child growing up with obsessive-compulsive disorder, Jessica Whipple didn’t see many children’s books about mental health and neurodivergence that weren’t manuals or work books. As an adult, she ...

UNSTUCK is an award-winning short film that explains OCD through the eyes of young people. It avoids sensationalizing compulsions and obsessions, and instead reveals the complexity of a disorder that ...

Jessica Whipple's new children's book "I Think I Think a Lot" is inspired by the author's own experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Sometimes our worries can be overwhelming, even ...

As a Boulder-based therapist, one of my youth intake questions is: When you hear a siren, what is your first thought? Most say: something terrible could have happened to my family. A lucky few have no ...