One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

What is addiction, and how can we stop it? The complexities of addiction have stumped scientists for decades. Today, with 48 million Americans over the age of 12 suffering from a substance use ...

One of the most powerful illusions in addiction is functionality. People continue working, parenting, socializing, and paying ...

Much of the conversation around addiction swings between two worldviews. On one side is the belief that addiction is a brain ...

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 ...

James Kimmel, Jr., is a lecturer of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, a lawyer, and the founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies. He is the creator of The ...

A neuroscientist explains how highly processed foods may be key to “food addiction.” She also reveals some solutions ...

The study, published in JAMA, followed teens for years and evaluated addictive behaviors, as well as suicidality. Screen addiction and suicidal behaviors are linked for teens, a study shows If you or ...

Of course, that could not have been accomplished without your love and support. I am hopeful that as we stand together, we will continue to see lives changed and our community strengthened. Although ...

Female hormones—namely progesterone and estrogen—are underrecognized contributors to addictive behavior in women. Women are more vulnerable to developing addictions than men. In particular, women ...

Sex and love addiction is not an official psychiatric diagnosis. Instead, it is a colloquial (slang or informal) term used to describe a compulsive preoccupation with romantic relationships that ...