Brian Thompson Ph.D.

Are intrusive thoughts taking over your relationship? Key points Relationship OCD involves intense obsession over one's partner or the relationship. ROCD is often frustrating and exhausting for loved ones providing continuous reassurance. Through treatment, people with ROCD learn to accept uncertainty in relationships. Partner expressing concern at partner looking at their phone. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by many themes and subtypes. Within the past decade, there...

Exposure and response prevention may be enough to treat OCD. Exposure and response (or ritual) prevention (ERP) alone is as effective as...