People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

A new study provides the first direct evidence that experiencing acute trauma can cause the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder or make existing symptoms worse. Following the October 7th attacks in ...

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are distinct mental health conditions, but they can coexist and may have links to one another. Research indicates people ...

A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control, but new research in rats from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) ...

I work with people from all backgrounds navigating anxiety, depression, OCD, bipolar disorder, relationship challenges, family conflict, grief, trauma, PTSD, and questions around identity and ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder, commonly referred to as OCD, is a chronic condition characterised by recurrent persistent thoughts which usually co-occur with repetitive compulsive behaviour.

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...

Breanne, a single mother, appeared live on video on The Ramsey Show and opened up about a spending addiction so serious that she’s currently in therapy to overcome it. When cohosts Jade Warshaw and ...

A long-held view is that compulsive behaviours involve individuals getting stuck in a “habit loop” that overrides self-control, however new research in rats from the University of Technology Sydney ...