The bipolar individual who is caught up in goal directed behavior can't simply step away from the goal he or she is trying to achieve. In essence the experience is not unlike the OCD person whose ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be disabling without treatment. Learn more about when and how to seek professional help.

Convinced that her medication for bipolar disorder clouded her judgment, Homeland’s protagonist began the show’s third season self-medicating with exercise and alternative therapies. And doctors say ...

For the first time, researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience and Amsterdam UMC have identified what happens in neural networks deep within the brain during obsessive thoughts and ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

In the United States, about 1 in 5 adults have some type of mental illness (mental health condition). However, mental health challenges can affect people of any age. Symptoms of mental health ...