When does an obsession become a disorder?

Carolyn Rodriguez, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Imagine being unable to stop yourself from washing your hands a hundred times a day. Or living in mountains of clutter because you’re unable to discard (or recycle, sell, or give away) your possessions. At some point in their lives, one in 50 Americans will be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). And some estimate up to a quarter of those with OCD also suffer from hoarding disorder. Dr. Rodriguez will descri