For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

Culture can affect the content of obsessions as well as the expression of compulsions (10). For example, patients from different backgrounds may experience obsessions related to culturally specific ...

In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) found that ...

Failures in cortical control of fronto-striatal neural circuits may underpin impulsive and compulsive acts. In this narrative review, we explore these behaviors from the perspective of neural ...

What is Contamination OCD? Here are the signs, symptoms, and causes of this OCD subtype and why it’s more than just being clean or organised. TheHealthSite.com ...

What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental illness that causes repeated unwanted thoughts or urges (obsessions). It also can cause you to do certain actions ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

When one friend is habitually the payer, others may feel grateful, indebted, infantilized, or even relieved. Over time, the pattern can, intentionally or unintentionally, produce moral leverage. The ...

Compulsive buying is a relatively new addictive disorder that interferes with everyday functioning and may result in serious psychological and financial problems (1). A very few data are currently ...

In the rush of holiday gift-buying, virtually everyone begins feeling a bit flustered. Many of us overspend. So it can be tough to tell when spending is merely overdone, and when it's truly out of ...

Compulsive overeating and binge eating disorder both involve eating in excess. Doctors classify them differently based on the frequency and severity of symptoms. Binge eating may qualify as a mental ...