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Less schooling can translate into fewer job opportunities and lower pay over a lifetime. (Photo: Pixabay)

OCD linked to educational underachievement

OCD sufferers also need to cope with the social consequences of their symptoms, which they may perceive as embarrassing.

28 Nov 2017 7:34 PM IST

In intelligent people 2 brain areas involved in cognitive processing of task-relevant information are connected better to the brain. (Photo: Pixabay)

Educational underachievement linked to OCD, says study

Less schooling can translate into fewer job opportunities and lower pay over a lifetime.

28 Nov 2017 8:42 AM IST

If very young children at risk can be identified, it may be possible to intervene earlier to prevent or at least lessen the intensity (Photo: Pixabay)

Perfectionism at a young age may be sign of OCD in children

OCD is a chronic mental health disorder that often involves uncontrollable, recurring thoughts, or obsessions.

23 July 2018 4:26 PM IST

A delayed sleep-wake pattern may reduce exposure to morning light (Photo: Pixabay)

Living at less sunny places may leave people at higher risk of OCD

Misalignment is more prevalent at higher latitudes areas where there is reduced exposure to sunlight.

11 July 2018 9:15 AM IST

The drug, known as DSP-1181, has been created using algorithms that scanned through compounds and checked against the database of parameters such as patients genetic factors.â€¨ (Photo: ANI)

AI-designed OCD drug set to be tested on humans

The drug is intended to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder and the clinical human trials begin in March.

4 Feb 2020 6:32 AM IST

The protein Ras/ERK-MAP when absent makes the signal pathway more active than usual leading to OCD. (Photo: Pixabay)

Absence of specific protein in brain may cause OCD: study

The absence causes the overshooting reaction of the downstream components leading persistent intrusive thoughts

17 March 2017 1:42 PM IST