One of many misunderstandings about addiction is that it is self-destructive. People suffering from addictions, however, are neither intending to harm themselves nor uncaring about their well-being.

The 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11; World Health Organization [WHO], 2018) includes an “other specified” residual category among impulse-control disorders. One ...

Research in the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development has looked at whether what we might refer to as brand addiction leads to compulsive buying of fast-moving consumer goods. By brand ...

People who are compulsive eaters show similar activity in the same brain regions as people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. Addiction to food is a biologically driven process linked with reward ...

Jewel Kilcher revealed that one of the most difficult battles of her life began while she was homeless and struggling to ...

I was an early adopter of the internet, joining a friend’s so-called bulletin board system in 1990, before social media even ...

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 ...

Drug addiction is characterized by compulsive drug use among individuals despite adverse consequences underlying such tendencies. However, the specific neural circuits underlying the mechanisms of ...

When you think about addiction, your mind probably jumps to the usual suspects: alcohol, drugs, gambling, or cigarettes. But the human brain’s capacity for developing compulsive behaviors extends far ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Health Psychology suggests that repeated engagement in cosmetic procedures can ...

As cosmetic procedures surge worldwide and beauty content increasingly dominates social media platforms, a new study from the ...