The term “intrusive thoughts” has become common parlance from mental health creators on social media such as TikTok, and people have resonated with it. In psychiatry, we don’t usually talk about ...

You can doubt just about anything. But there's one thing you can know for sure: you are having thoughts right now. This idea came to characterize the philosophical thinking of 17th century philosopher ...

Intrusive thoughts are a symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a mental health condition in which a person experiences involuntary obsessions and compulsions that may cause distress.

None of us can escape intrusive thoughts, the random and usually off-putting musings that include visions of shoving your hand through the center of a beautifully decorated cake or a bridge collapsing ...

On the heels of the phenomenon known as “eldest daughter syndrome,” a new type of daughter has entered the online chat: the “thought daughter.” She’s similar to the eldest daughter in that she is ...

Simon McCarthy-Jones receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 program via a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network. The idea of free speech sparked into life 2,500 ...

You can doubt just about anything. But there’s one thing you can know for sure: you are having thoughts right now. This idea came to characterise the philosophical thinking of 17th century philosopher ...