OCD became shorthand for being neat, organized or particular. Obsessive-compulsive disorder isn't about color-coding your ...

With OCD, control is a defensive attempt to manage internal anxiety. It usually doesn’t involve intentional efforts to control other people. OCPD, on the other hand, can involve controlling behaviors.

OCD and Intolerance of Uncertainty: Why the Need for Certainty Fuels CompulsionsObsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, is ...

A few years ago, a family brought their 9-year-old daughter Sarah* to my office for an evaluation. While emergencies aren’t the norm in my outpatient private practice, I determined that the situation ...