Fears about health and safety during the pandemic can be especially challenging for people with OCD and anxiety. Respecting other people's boundaries when discussing safe interactions is a helpful ...

Exposure and response prevention therapy, or ERP, has long been considered the gold-standard treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). ERP is in the family of cognitive-behavior therapy, or ...

During the pandemic, Malena Dell sat in her car at a gas station for 45 minutes crying because she couldn't touch the gas handle to fill up the tank. She went from washing her groceries to not eating ...

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a significant increase in anxiety and depression worldwide. Individuals with pre-existing anxiety or OCD were particularly vulnerable to the mental health impacts of ...