A quiet confession about using shopping as comfort — the thrill, the control, and the tiny moments of joy it brings on hard ...

"Landman" star Billy Bob Thornton took the long road to Hollywood. The Oscar winner suffered several personal setbacks on his ...

IFS for OCD, which is compatible with standard exposure and response prevention (ERP), brings comfort and respect to the ...

Emerging evidence highlights psilocybin as a potential therapy for treatment-resistant OCD, while cannabinoids show limited ...

Social media is full of misinformation about mental health. Creators try to combat misconceptions — but is that enough to ...

A new study from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is changing the way scientists think about compulsive behaviors.

A long-held view is that compulsive behaviors involve individuals getting stuck in a "habit loop" that overrides self-control ...

This umbrella review synthesised five meta-analyses to estimate the reported prevalence of orthorexia nervosa and examine its ...

Psychiatrist Robert Custer spent his life convincing doctors that compulsive gambling was not an impulse control problem. Today, his research is foundational for diagnosis and treatment.

In a review of previous studies, McMaster University researchers observe a stronger signal for psilocybin as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder than cannabinoids.

Howie Mandel didn't get diagnosed with OCD until his 40s, but doesn't remember a time without it. He talks about NOCD, AI ...

A global research team co-led by VCU expert Kenneth Kendler has produced the most comprehensive genetic map so far, identifying five families of disorders that show a high degree of overlap. An intern ...