Tag: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Tokyo: People who report intense feelings of responsibility are prone to develop Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) or generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), warn researchers. Anxiety and OCD-like behaviour, such as checking if the door is locked, are common in the general population. However, it is the frequency and intensity of these behaviours or feelings that mark […]

Madrid: Parents, take note. Depression, anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are the main reasons why children think about suicide, warn researchers. The study, published in the journal Archives of Suicide Research, reveals the factors that can trigger ideas of suicide in pre-adolescent age group. “In boys it is previous depressive symptoms which determine subsequent […]

Boston: Scientists have found that a drug commonly used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, may reduce the risk for respiratory deterioration, if taken within seven days of first symptoms of COVID-19. The scientists suggest that the advance research might lead to a new treatment strategy for the novel coronavirus infection. None of the 80 […]