Dear Annie: Contamination of Daughters OCD Makes Grandchildren’s Lives Stressful

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Dear Annie: I would like to hear from people who were children of a mother with contamination OCD. My daughter’s therapist has determined that this is a fairly serious case, but my daughter refuses to follow the recommended inpatient program. Instead, she sees the therapist once a week, which is essentially a heavy-handed approach. One …

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Dear Annie: Contamination of Daughters OCD Makes Grandchildren’s Lives Stressful

Dear Annie: Contamination of Daughters OCD Makes Grandchildren's Lives Stressful

Dear Annie: I would like to hear from people who were children of a mother with contamination OCD. My daughter’s therapist has determined that this is a fairly serious case, but my daughter refuses to follow the recommended inpatient program. Instead, she sees the therapist once a week, which is essentially a heavy-handed approach. One …

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Americans will spend half their lives taking prescription drugs, Penn State study finds

Americans will spend half their lives taking prescription drugs, Penn State study finds

Medicine By Marc Lallanilla Published October 13, 2023, 11:58 a.m. ET If you’re American, you’re probably taking drugs or soon will be. A new study finds that people born today in the United States will spend about half their lives taking prescription drugs. And for women, that figure is closer to 60% of their lifetime. …

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