We need a new paradigm for addiction that puts psychology first and recognizes its heterogeneity. Only then will we see that ...

Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for maintaining good health. However, when practiced compulsively and ...

(CNN) — Teens who spend lots of time on social media have complained of feeling like they can’t pay attention to more important things like homework or time with loved ones. A new study has possibly ...

Many researchers use the concept of ‘love addiction’ as a shorthand for exploring maladaptive romances.Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian Elizabeth Gilbert was using people like drugs: a point she ...

“Overall, the mechanisms underlying internet addiction are more like an emerging pattern than a finished picture,” Chang said. “A lot of causality between what happens in the brain and what is ...

Several years ago, at Monte Carlo, I watched a giddy woman decked in pearls and diamonds winning all evening at the blackjack table, ultimately collecting stacks of chips worth almost 8,000 euros. At ...