But I would argue that while this may be the most pragmatic and efficacious treatment approach for substance use disorders, ...

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

A study of 3,854 adolescents tied compulsive gaming symptoms to lower cognitive performance, while longer playtime showed small positive associations with several measured abilities.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can be an extremely incapacitating neuropsychiatric condition. The symptoms of people who ...

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 ...

Many people associate addiction with things like alcohol, caffeine, or video games. These are the habits most of us ...

Gambling dominates sports now to the extent that a recent Washington Post analysis of 50 hours of televised professional and ...

This post was written by Professor Dr. Stephanie Antons from the University of Siegen, an expert on compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD) and problematic usage of the Internet. Through her ...