For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the ...

Despite the obsessive-compulsive preoccupation with acquiring more proof to optimize choices, life offers us few answers, challenging our beliefs about others and even ourselves.

When one friend is habitually the payer, others may feel grateful, indebted, infantilized, or even relieved. Over time, the pattern can, intentionally or unintentionally, produce moral leverage. The ...

Although it was previously thought that compulsive behavior is the result of a "habit cycle" that suppresses self-control, a ...

Researchers find that OCD brains recruit more regions to perform simple sequences, revealing new targets for TMS therapy and symptom assessment.

Andrew Luescher, director of Purdue's Animal Behavior Clinic and one of about 30 board certified animal behaviorists in the country, estimates that 2 percent of the dog population has canine ...

A decade-long debate seemed settled in June when the World Health Organization officially added “compulsive sexual behavior disorder” to the newest edition of the International Classification of ...

A specific pattern of brain activity in a frontal brain region is linked to compulsive behaviors like excessive hand washing, ...

Partners with OCPD (obsessive compulsive personality disorder), can be really difficult to live with. They usually aren’t aware how extreme their rigidity has become and are often convinced that ...

Although alcohol use is ubiquitous in modern society, only a portion of individuals develop alcohol use disorders or addiction. Yet, scientists have not understood why some individuals are prone to ...