When most people hear the word addiction, they picture someone whose life has visibly unravelled. Yet addiction is often ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

A new study suggests that the amount of time adolescents spend playing video games does not inherently predict cognitive harm ...

Approval-seeking isn't a confidence problem — it's a conditioning pattern. A psychologist explains the one habit that ...

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.

Experts call for standardized diagnostic criteria, stronger clinical evidence, and public health measures to improve the ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced more than $281 million in funding opportunities across ...

HOLLYWOOD, FL - July 08, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Compassion Behavioral Health has released a new educational resource ...

A state commission on Thursday approved a plan to upgrade behavioral health services in Santa Fe, Rio Arriba and Los Alamos counties, with an emphasis on expanding medication-assisted treatment for ...