As details about the man suspected of fatally shooting eight people at Atlanta-area spas unfold, the controversial concept of sex addiction has resurfaced. Local law enforcement told reporters that ...

Addiction casts a wide net across society, entangling people of all ages and walks of life in its intricate web. Beyond the stereotypes and assumptions that often surround substance abuse lies a ...

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

In the evolving landscape of mental health diagnostics, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) stands as the cornerstone. While it is far from a perfect tool, its revisions ...

This post is in response to Sex Addiction Is An Excuse For Not Thinking By Michael Bader D.M.H. There's no shortage of doubt when it comes to Tiger Woods' recent stint at a well-known sex-addiction ...

What is Video Game Addiction? Video game addiction is a controversial term used to describe a condition observed in a minority of individuals playing video games, particularly Internet-based games, ...

Researchers at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and UCSF studied treatment for dozens of teens and young adults who use fentanyl NBC Universal, Inc. The opioid fentanyl continues to take many lives ...

The concept of food addiction, long the subject of controversy and debate, has recently been bolstered by a research study suggesting that it is, indeed, a real thing. Certain foods—like high fat, ...

(CNN) — About 1 in 8 Americans over 50 struggle with an unhealthy relationship with highly processed food that goes well beyond the occasional binge or midnight snack, according to a recent poll.