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Screen time increases chances of OCD in preteens, study finds. Every hour ups the risk

Screen time is linked with obsessive compulsive disorder diagnoses in children, according to a new study.

Tribune News Service

Everyone Jokes About Having Intrusive Thoughts, But How Are They Different When You Have OCD?

"An intrusive thought is not necessarily a sign of our opinions or our attitudes, or our intentions."

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These Memos Show That FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes Is Driven by Dubious Value Judgments Rather Than Science

The agency is determined to ban the flavors that former smokers overwhelmingly prefer. For the children.

Reason

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Screen time linked to increased odds of children developing OCD – study

Preteens who spend too much time glued to screens have higher odds of developing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, study finds

Evening Standard

Screen time linked to increased odds of preteens developing OCD – study

‘Parents should be aware of the potential risks’ of too much screen time to preteens, ‘especially to mental health’.

The Independent UK

Toy piano virtuoso Margaret Leng Tan: ‘I played Beethoven in Beethoven’s house – eat that, Schroeder’

The 76-year-old has played everything from toys to teapots to become a famed avant-garde musician. Ahead of Australian shows she speaks about her toy piano collection, OCD and believing in fate

The Guardian - AU

OCD, one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions

Sufferer Holly Moore says the affliction can ruin your life

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'Don't say you have OCD if you like things clean - it nearly ruined my life'

Holly Moore had always suffered with some level of anxiety, struggling to be too far from home or stepping outside her comfort zone.

Daily Record

Don't say you're OCD just because you're particular - 'Pure O' ruined my life

Holly Moore says OCD is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions

Manchester Evening News

What is "deep brain stimulation?"

A group of OCD sufferers sees hope in an emerging modern treatment called deep brain stimulation

Salon

Perth woman says flippant attitudes towards obsessive compulsive disorder 'hurtful'

OCD is characterised by unwanted, intrusive thoughts, but a psychiatrist says society's "flippant" attitude towards the disorder stops people from seeking help.

ABC News

'Stop saying you're OCD if you like things clean - it's terrifying and misunderstood'

Holly Moore argues OCD, which took over her life for six years, is one of the most misunderstood mental health conditions, with the label often used flippantly as a joke

Daily Mirror

OCD Awareness Week: 6 things you may not know about OCD

No, it isn’t just being a ‘neat freak’ or needing things done a certain way. By Imy Brighty-Potts.

The Independent UK

Julia Fox opens up about difficulty managing her ADHD and OCD: ‘It’s just too much!’

Fox recalls ‘counting the number of letters inside of words in my head’

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The Conversation

Deep brain stimulation can be life-altering for OCD sufferers when other treatment options fall short

Imagine growing up tormented by fears and life-consuming rituals that make no sense to you or those around you. Then imagine the shame of being told by mental health providers that, because you understand that your behaviors are illogical but keep doing them anyway, you must want to stay sick.

Irish Mirror

Dublin Fire Brigade rescue hoarder after they get trapped in their own house

A hoarding disorder can be a sign of underlying conditions such as OCD, anxiety, depression or dementia

Salon

My mother "taught me an eating disorder"

Ex-Nickelodeon star turned No. 1 bestselling author talks to Salon about abuse, OCD and why "I'm Glad My Mom Died"

Wales Online

Student beauty queen living with OCD secures place at her 'dream university'

19-year-old Faith Dodd is off to study at University College London

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Benzinga

FDA Green Lights Ceruvia's Phase 2 Psilocybin Trial Program For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Treatment

Clinical-stage biopharma company Ceruvia Lifesciences recently received FDA approval for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase 2 clinical trial to determine the efficacy and safety of proprietary synthetic psilocybin (SYNP-101) in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).&nbs

The Guardian - UK

How to recognise the symptoms of anxiety and get help

From OCD to agoraphobia and PTSD, there are almost as many types of anxiety disorder as things to worry about. Here’s how to spot the signs and find the relevant support

Wales Online

Joe Wicks breaks down in emotional documentary as fans label him a 'national treasure'

The fitness guru's BBC documentary, Facing My Childhood, explores the relationship between mental health and physical health

Wales Online

Joe Wicks reveals childhood pain as parents struggled with heroin and OCD addiction

Joe said on This Morning: "I was just anxious all the time, and scared and nervous."

Daily Mirror

Joe Wicks opens up on impact dad's heroin habit and mum's OCD had on his childhood

Joe Wicks says he can't stop trying to 'save' everyone who contacts him on social media. The self-styled Body Coach helped the nation get through lockdown thanks to his daily PE sessions on YouTube

Daily Mirror

Woman with OCD 'crying' as human poo washes into garden forcing her to keep windows shut

Rebecca Taft has been left in tears over the sewage that floods into her garden and is forced to keep her windows shut due to the stink cause by the raw sewage

Wales Online

Fresh Meat's Kimberley Nixon praised for sharing OCD struggles

The Welsh star thinks "it's great when people talk about their recovery"

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