If you have ever colour-coded your wardrobe, wiped the kitchen slabs repeatedly just because a speck of dust exists, or straightened a slightly off-centre painting on the wall, someone has probably ...

Have you ever seen someone washing their hands again and again, or obsessively arranging things in a straight line? Do they get uncomfortable if a bedsheet isn’t perfectly tucked or if an object is ...

The term obsessive obsessive-compulsive disorder is not well understood and is sometimes thrown around casually. Someone who likes cleanliness and order may say, “I am so OCD about how I organize my ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness despite affecting about one in 50 people – that’s about half a million Australians. Our new research shows how long and fraught ...

Every time I ask her to move the mess to her room she replies that she will do it later. And yet, days later, it’s still in ...

Most of us have found ourselves in an urgent state of motivated cleaning at some point, as we feel compelled to clear the sink of dirty dishes or organize an entire closet. Social media users have now ...

When survivors of the October 7th attacks returned to what was left of their homes, many carried with them more than grief or post-traumatic stress. A new study shows that the trauma also fueled an ...

Ahead of its run at the Edinburgh Fringe, Nika Akberlin speaks with Rachel Byrne about her new play currently showing at the ...

When survivors of the October 7th attacks returned to what was left of their homes, many carried with them more than grief or post-traumatic stress. A new study shows that the trauma also fueled an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Tia Wilson, living with obsessive-compulsive disorder got worse before it ever got better. Much of her life was spent feeling ...

My 14-year-old sister leaves her papers and schoolwork everywhere -- in the kitchen, the living room, even the hallway. Every ...