When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behavior and tendencies, finds a new study. Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo ...

As a psychologist and author specializing in the application of empirical research to clinical work, I am fascinated by the ways behavior research can be applied to understanding human psychology. I ...

The same drugs that transformed obesity treatment are now being investigated for substance use disorders, fueling interest in ...

Experts call for standardized diagnostic criteria, stronger clinical evidence, and public health measures to improve the ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

"Sex addiction" is more of a media buzzword than a medical term. This behavior is not technically an addiction in the same way as drug or alcohol addiction. However, the compulsive sexual urges that ...