The "mass neurotic triad" is symptomatic of something missing in society—a crisis of meaning. Avoid being sucked into an ...

In traditional 12 Step addiction recovery, participants are asked to find a way to believe in some form of spirituality or ...

Humans aren’t the only ones who can take a good thing too far. While people can develop behavioral addictions to activities ...

Digital addiction is a broad term for unhealthy behaviors related to spending too much time on the internet, in particular ...

Research has looked at what happens to kids who were popular in high school as they grow older, Dr. Prinstein said. He ...

In one of the tests, for example, the dogs could choose between a favored toy that was inaccessible—such as in a box or on a ...

Studies show that addictive use of social media affects teens' mental health, but social media addiction isn't a recognized ...

Psychologists are pushing back against a proposal to cut their training requirements in a bid to license more providers.

In “Morbidly Curious,” the behavioral scientist Coltan Scrivner takes a look at our addiction to the gory, the morbid and the ...

A new study has revealed that 1 in 10 boys may experience internet gaming disorder (IGD) at some point during their formative ...

EMDR has eight stages: history and treatment planning, preparation, assessment, desensitization, installation, body scan, ...

A strong need for control is another trait that fuels the invincibility of narcissistic people. They often try to manipulate ...