While the World Health Organization recognized compulsive sexual behavior as sex addiction, as reported by the Mayo Clinic, ...

The post was written by Cameron Johnson and Dalanna Burris. Source: Boris_Zhitkov Over the years a plethora of research into substance use disorders has greatly increased the ability of the healthcare ...

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Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

Social media can be harmful. That's something all behavioral researchers can agree on. There is much less consensus on how ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

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How the Murrays in Ohio got here, with grandparents raising babies, still seems bewildering even if it shouldn't. That's a ...

In addition to their weight loss benefits, GLP-1 RAs also act on neural circuits involved in appetite, impulse control, and ...