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 ...

Eating disorders and OCD can look strikingly similar on the surface. Understanding what drives the behavior is essential for ...

The next episode of “My Strange Addiction” season 7 is set to air Wednesday, January 21 at 9 p.m. ET on TLC.

Maia Kinney-Petrucha speaks with Business Insider about being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at age 4.

A California lawsuit accused Snap of designing Snapchat to encourage compulsive use among teenagers, contributing to mental ...

Family therapis Gloria Arenson says that raising healthy kids is about practicing a few research-backed habits that actually ...

A personal account of a hobbyist who spiraled into obsessive stock trading is shining ...

Sometimes compulsive giving is a strategy for belonging. Here’s why some friends always pay and how relationships change when ...

It’s a growing problem that’s long been overlooked. For decades, body image issues have been pegged as primarily a female ...

Acknowledging that she had some form of OCD that revolved around food, it soon became a big problem between her and husband and it left her feeling deeply upset. The OP explained that her relationship ...

Participants in a deep brain stimulation trial for drug addiction say the implants triggered compulsive behavior that upended ...