The series turned a voyeuristic lens to people with unusual habits, but it did raise awareness of various compulsive ...

Sex addiction is not classified as a mental health disorder. Jonathan Storey/Getty Images ...

The rat model of alcohol seeking described by Giuliano and colleagues (this issue)—we will refer to it as the Giuliano model—is part of a welcome trend toward animal models that incorporate two ...

Is addiction an issue of bad choices or is it a case of biological, compulsive, necessity? If you know anything about me and my views, you know that I think little of anyone who tries to separate ...

A decade-long debate seemed settled in June when the World Health Organization officially added “compulsive sexual behavior disorder” to the newest edition of the International Classification of ...

Gambling is no longer confined to neon casino strips or smoky betting shops, it now lives in our phones, on our couches and ...

A new article published in Frontiers in Psychology offers insight into “Internet use disorder” — a condition characterized by excessive or poorly controlled urges and behaviors relating to Internet ...

Caitlin Moran's personal essay "I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings," calls compulsive overeating "the most pointlessly secret of miseries" for women. Her words continue to make the Facebook, Twitter, and ...

Peter Schofield does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Does yo-yo dieting drive compulsive eating? There may be a connection. According to researchers the chronic cyclic pattern of overeating followed by undereating, reduces the brain's ability to feel ...

Gen Z makes up a third of the global population and is estimated to spend $143 billion annually, as well as having a significant influence on family spending. Members of Gen Z also often share some ...