The “Uncertainty” Mechanism: Compulsive traits are linked to a specific decision-making strategy where habits are favored because the individual feels less certain about the consequences of long-term ...

Experiencing multiple childhood traumas doesn't just increase the risk of a single addiction. A new study suggests it creates ...

Although it was previously thought that compulsive behavior is the result of a "habit cycle" that suppresses self-control, a study by scientists from the Sydney University of Technology (UTS) has ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, chronic hair-pulling, and skin-picking in people with obsessive compulsive ...

European Union regulators said the app’s infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children. By Adam Satariano Reporting from London TikTok’s endless ...

Background: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects 1–3% of the population and is marked by intrusive obsessions and compulsive behaviors that impair daily functioning. As digital technologies ...

DALLAS, Texas — Artificial intelligence is not only changing how people experience intimacy and desire, but may also be accelerating sexual behavior in ways mental health professionals say they have ...

Compulsive behavior has long been thought to arise from rigid habits that overpower self-control, but new research in rats challenges this idea. Scientists found that inflammation in a key brain ...

Opioid users with and without addiction demonstrated significantly greater learning from negative reinforcement. Individuals with chronic opioid use, whether addicted or not, show heightened learning ...

Individuals with chronic opioid use, whether addicted or not, show heightened learning from negative reinforcement, suggesting that avoidance behavior may underlie both the development and persistence ...

The social media platform that gave the world Khaby Lame and the Yeehaw Challenge amassed its wealth and influence by deliberately cultivating addictive behavior among its users, particularly children ...