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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

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Join our research on hair-pulling disorder (TTM)

Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder, or TTM) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by pulling hair from one or more body areas, resulting […]

Cortical abnormalities associated with pediatric and adult obsessive-compulsive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder working group

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Cognitive Training in Patients with Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)**

Cognitive Training in Patients with Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder) Trichotillomania (hair-pulling disorder or HPD) is a condition in which patients engage […]

Cognitive training in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Cognitive training in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) OCD is a condition that is known to be associated with problematic […]

A Glimpse Inside an OCD Mind

One of the most pervasive problems associated with OCD is something called “intrusive thoughts.

OCD- listen to Prof Christine Lochner

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OCD: Symptoms, Signs & Risk Factors

Social signs of OCD: What to look for.

Obsessive-compulsive and hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania)

This is an important clinical, genetics and brain-imaging study conducted by the MRC Unit on Anxiety & Stress Disorders at […]

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University of Stellenbosch
South African Medical Research Council
University of Cape Town