A seemingly small and barely noticed organizational change in DSM-5 disguises what is really a giant conceptual leap—one that may eventually cause large and harmful unintended consequences. In DSM IV, ...

Repetitive, out-of-control behaviors entrap some people. I contend these behaviors qualify as addictions, whether for food, online sports gambling, constant internet use, or excessive sexual behaviors ...

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | The HHS secretary announced over $700 million spread across various Substance Abuse and ...

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

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the funds during a stop in Clinton Township in ...

Two years ago, US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, called for warning labels on social media platforms, citing concerns about the potential mental health risks associated with heavy use, especially ...

Decision making in the context of addiction is characterized by altered values regarding risk and reward, but the long-term and reciprocal relationship between value-based decision-making and ...

Researchers at Kanazawa University identified dopamine-driven neural mechanisms of motivation in a mouse model of behavioral addiction, offering insights into treatment. Assistant Professor Naoya ...

Social media addiction relapse, a growing concern within the realm of social psychology, remains an underexplored topic despite its increasing prevalence in modern society. This study delves into the ...

Whenever I mentioned the phrase “pornography addiction” to a classroom of firefighters, there were snickers of laughter followed by pointing at one particular guy in the room, nodding their heads in ...

Donald Trump says he never drinks, citing his brother's death from alcoholism as a warning, but experts argue his relationship with power, wealth and sex bears the hallmarks of behavioural addiction.