NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Obsessive-compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by repetitive, unwanted, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and irrational, excessive urges to do certain actions (compulsions).
The Conversation

Researchers uncovered hundreds of genes linked to OCD, providing clues about how it changes the brain − new research

Carol Mathews receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is a member of the scientific advisory boards for the Family Foundation for OCD Research and the International OCD Foundation ...
Healthline

Understanding the Cycle of OCD

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) features uncontrollable thoughts, urges, and ritualistic behaviors that create a chain reaction known as the cycle of OCD. Intrusive thoughts make up “obsessions” ...
The Northside Sun

Resolutions - Doxa Counseling

Recent advances in neurobiology have demonstrated that both learning and environmental experiences, such as psychotherapy, ...
Kaleido Scope

UAB Psychiatry opens new Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation clinic to expand innovative depression treatment

The UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology opened its Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic in August 2025, a significant step forward in expanding access to cutting-edge ...