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

This post was written by Neil Gleason, Ph.D., and Todd Jennings, MA, researchers at the University of Washington and the University of Nevada, respectively. They are leading experts on the ...

Out-of-control sexual behaviors have existed throughout history, yet their official recognition only came much later. Some of the old terms you might have heard include satyriasis, nymphomania, and ...

Sex addiction is not a real addiction in the way drug and alcohol addictions are. Compulsive sexual behavior is a preoccupation with sexual thoughts, urges, and behaviors that disrupt daily life. To ...

Is compulsive behavior common in people with Alzheimer’s or dementia? When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, many aspects of his or her life are forced to change and will ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

Researchers in Okinawa set out to discover the neural basis of how we switch our behavior when situations change.

In a review of previous studies, McMaster University researchers observe a stronger signal for psilocybin as a treatment for ...

Trying to control others by imposing rigid rules, demanding conformity, micromanaging tasks, or punishing deviation is more characteristic of OCPD than OCD.