The line between the worries of people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and normal concerns can be quite fuzzy. Worries about a possible pandemic from Swine flu make the line even blurrier than usual. Advice ...

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is one of the 10 specific types of personality disorder diagnosed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). A personality disorder is considered to be ...

Mental health centers in colleges across the United States are reporting significant increases in the need for services for their students (Anxiety Association of America). College can be a time of angst and worry. Often ...

In our most recent blog, Laura described what the obsessional part of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is like. She noted that obsessions are worrisome thoughts, images, or urges that pop into peoples' heads and trigger ...

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) usually involves both obsessions and compulsions. Today's blog describes and gives examples of obsessions. The obsessions of people with OCD are frequent, distressing, and interfere with life. Obsessions are thoughts, urges, ...

Over the years, Laura and I have worked with many kids who struggle with anxiety and/or obsessive compulsive disorder. The parents of kids with anxiety tend to be loving and concerned. These parents want to ...

Take a moment and think about your anxiety. What right now is getting you upset? Are you worried about the coming weekend? Will you get everything done that you've planned? How about your job, is ...

Chuck and I wrote a couple of blogs about children and parents that fueled some lively and heated discussion recently. Parents become passionate when their kids have any sort of problem. Anxiety skyrockets. I know. ...

Real estate agents are fond of saying that their field can be distilled into three words: location, location, location. When it comes to anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), we turn to three words to ...