OCD Stats & Science
We're creating resources to help people learn about OCD in the many ways it impacts their own lives—not just what it looks like on paper. You can search our resources to determine when your intrusive thoughts may be related to OCD.
Discover if people can grow out of OCD and if periods of symptom remission can lead to long-term remission. Get expert insights on OCD management from NOCD.
By Melanie Dideriksen, LPC, CAADC
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
OCD and Anxiety: Better understand OCD and anxiety disorders, how they are related, anxiety's role in OCD, and more.
By Cody Abramson
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
Intrusive thoughts seem to pop into our minds out of nowhere. Learn what causes intrusive thoughts and to best overcome them.
By Cody Abramson
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD
Is it normal to have intrusive thoughts? Learn what intrusive thoughts are, and what they do (and don't) mean.
By Cody Abramson
Reviewed by Patrick McGrath, PhD