Researchers have found that eating disorder behaviors, such as binge-eating, alter the brain's reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce these behaviors.

When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many think of a thin teenage girl with anorexia nervosa. This stereotype ...

A common belief is that compulsive behaviors trap people in a “habit loop” that takes over self-control. New research, however, suggests this explanation may be incomplete. For many years, compulsive ...

ACROSS many communities, children’s mental health challenges remain largely misunderstood, overlooked or mistaken for simple behavioural problems. A child who becomes withdrawn, aggressive, fearful or ...

A new comprehensive analysis published in the journal Addictive Behaviors suggests that Internet Gaming Disorder is a ...

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Objective Anxiety affects up to one-third of adults with asthma and is linked to poorer disease outcomes and reduced quality ...

Written by Patricia Lockwood, Ph.D., and Ruth Pauli, Ph.D., with edits from Jo Cutler, Ph.D. Antisocial behaviours include rule-breaking or criminal behaviour, lying ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A wide range of sleep disorders carry some risk of inappropriate sexual behaviors during sleep, or even waking hours, according to a new report. Sign up here. Abnormal ...