Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

New study findings may make it easier for OCD patients to choose between exposure, stress management therapies

A new study showed OCD patients who had pretreatment activation of certain areas in the brain during cognitive processing and reward control responded better to exposure therapy while those who did not show activation in the overlapping areas showed better response to stress management therapy

168 of 326 non-coronavirus deaths till 9 May were suicides, finds report: COVID-19 lockdown may cost us dearer than economy, warn psychiatrists

Suicide is reportedly the second leading cause of non-coronavirus deaths in India during the lockdown, according to the data compiled by a journalist

Coronavirus lockdown: Despondency in adults can quickly spread to their children in times like these, warns child psychiatrist

The mix of information and misinformation, and exaggerated fears of the situation, result in symptoms of anxiety of various kinds depending on the age of the child, warns child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Amit Sen.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Taking care of your mental health during periods of self-isolation

For most people, minor uncertainties are enough to stress them out, the current scenario brings a greater amount of uncertainty with it.

Pop culture has reduced OCD to quirks and punchlines, making a mockery of those who live with the condition

From Monica Geller in Friends and Dr Kevin Casey in Scrubs, to Sheldon Cooper in The Big Bang Theory, OCD and its sufferers have been problematically represented by popular culture through decades, thereby reducing their struggles to mere punchlines and quirks.

Researchers develop 'brain training' app to help OCD patients manage their symptoms

Their symptoms include excessive handwashing, contamination fears that affect up to 46 percent people.

Anxiety and depression are commonplace today: Does society breed disorders and phobias?

While it may not be clear whether we really are in the midst of an anxiety epidemic or not, it is evident that anxiety is a serious mental health issue.

Workaholics are more prone to anxiety and depression, warn researchers

Workaholics, take note! You may be more prone to psychiatric symptoms such as depression and anxiety, researchers including one of Indian-origin have warned.

Seeking perfection in everything may eventually trigger suicide risk

If you look for perfection in everything you do but sometimes fail to achieve that, do not lose heart too often else it may trigger suicide risk.

Nail biting could soon be classified as a mental disorder

The American Psychiatric Association is preparing to change the designation of nail biting from 'not otherwise classified', to 'obsessive compulsive disorder' (OCD) in its upcoming issue of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.