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

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.

Breastfeeding during the first 4 months of life is linked to reduced emotional and behavioural problems in preschoolers; ...

The urge to "start over" for the new year feels hopeful. In eating disorders, that same impulse can either support recovery ...

Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders, according to a new study. Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children ...

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Purging disorder is an eating disorder similar to anorexia or bulimia. Despite not having a separate entry in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), it's a ...

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 ...

People with borderline personality disorder have a debilitating fear of real or perceived abandonment. Ironically, they often push people away.