October is OCD Awareness Month, and for the first time in Indiana, a walk this Saturday will be dedicated to raising understanding and support for people living with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

You likely know what OCD stands for, but many people don't know what having obsessive-compulsive disorder actually means.

Even if you mean well, these phrases usually hurt more than they help. Here’s what to say instead to show a loved one with OCD you’re there for them.

We need to stop using OCD as a substitute for words like “crazy” and “psychotic,” along with correcting people when they use harmful statements, writes Georgia La Grone. iStock / Getty Images During ...

While the mental health condition has been depicted in movies and television somewhat often, many of those depictions lean ...

OCD is often misunderstood. Here’s what it’s like, from people who live with it. This is what it’s really like to have OCD, according to 4 people living with it What do you think of when you hear the ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder. It causes a person to have intrusive, distressing thoughts, which they manage using compulsive behaviors. For example, a person, who fixates ...