Drawing from research on addiction in neuroscience, psychology, and clinical practice, the following list identifies several key behavioral patterns associated with addiction: Source: ...

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir.

A new survey suggests many Baby Boomers are struggling with digital overuse, with nearly half spending more than three hours ...

Addiction, in a woman's world, doesn’t always look like rock bottom—it looks like high-functioning. And that’s exactly why so ...

“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 ...

If you or someone you know is in crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline via call, text or chat. A new study finds that addiction to social media, mobile phones and video games is linked to ...

Research highlights that excessive engagement with social media can mirror patterns seen in other addictive behaviors. For instance, a study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology found that ...

A recent study published in Neuropsychologia has identified specific patterns of brain connectivity that can predict an ...