Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
AP News | 2009-12-05 03:48:02
FILE-This May 11, 2009 file photo shows a hand sanitizer at an entrance to the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas. People have become extra cautious when it comes to germs lately, thanks to fear of the H1N1 flu. They wash ...
AP Features | 2009-12-03 18:41:39
All those swine flu warnings have made a difference: People are washing their hands more, whipping out hand sanitizer and giving the stink-eye to coughers in their proximity. But for people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, all the talk about germs has been ominous. People who treat those affected with OCD are seeing an uptick in those seeking help. "We've ...
Newscom | 2009-08-11 05:32:24
Nikita Desai plays table tennis at her home in Sacramento, California as her mother, Bela, watches. Nikita has started a Web site to help other teens with OCD. (Paul Kitagaki/Sacramento Bee/MCT) Photo via Newscom
AP News | 2009-08-07 08:08:53
National annual meeting draws past and present sufferers of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Ashley Bystrom was terrified of germs. Jared Kant worried his own thoughts could hurt other people. Both children overcame the paralyzing fears that accompanied their obsessive-compulsive disorder, success that they feel driven to share with others. That's why neither would miss the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation's annual conference ...
