Do you know someone sensitive to certain sounds? They may have a sound sensitivity disorder called misophonia. One researcher says it’s more common than OCD. Continue reading →

Family doctors and pediatricians should be on the lookout for a poorly understood eating disorder in which children severely restrict the types of foods they will eat, a pair of eating disorder experts say. Continue reading →

Skin picking, or dermatillomania as it’s formally known, was long considered an offshoot of OCD. And that has made it difficult for those with the condition to get treatment, or even to have it recognized by many as anything more than a bad habit. Continue reading →

It took more than a decade to write. Hundreds of mental health experts contributed to the laborious process. And still, before the first spine has been cracked on the latest iteration of the bible of psychiatry, the new DSM-5 has caused quite a stir. Continue reading →