The hair-pulling disorder trichotillomania, has increased threefold during the pandemic, leading mental health clinic Paracelsus Recovery warns. The clinic has seen a threefold increase in trichotillomania, as compared to pre-pandemic numbers. Recently the actress and comedian Amy Schumer raised the profile of the condition by revealing she has suffered from it since childhood. The clinic […]
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Australian-first clinical trial shows brain stimulation can treat severe OCD: Deep brain stimulation has been found to help people with severe obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) that has not responded to other treatment, in a clinical trial led by University of Queensland researchers. Study lead author Dr Philip Mosley from the Queensland Brain Institute, CSIRO and the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research […]
Patients at Priory Hospital Woking with stress, anxiety and depression are benefiting from access to a new therapy dog “Bilbo”. Animals – including dogs and horses – can trigger the release of endorphins, which give a calming effect, boosting the level of serotonin, a chemical linked with happiness and well-being. Increasing research suggests that levels […]
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a relatively common mental disorder. · People with OCD experience intrusive and distressing recurring thoughts, urges, or images which can seriously affect daily life · Priory expert says COVID-19 may cause concern for many people, but someone with OCD may become ‘intensely fearful of being affected by the pathogen’ · Expert advises […]
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder affects up to 2 per cent of the population. Did you know kids can get it from an infection? […]
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a medical condition affecting around one in a hundred children. The main symptoms are motor and vocal tics – jerky movements or sudden noises that a person makes unintentionally. A common misperception is that all people with TS swear uncontrollably, which is not the case. Only a minority of people with […]