Substance use disorders are rarely, if ever, isolated concerns. Substance use is often a response to unaddressed mental health challenges, trauma, and unmet needs, and should be treated as such.

She was folding onesies at 2 a.m. when the image hit: her newborn tumbling down the stairs, limp and silent. The thought lasted maybe three seconds. The dread it left behind lasted the rest of the ...

Virtual therapy practice highlights support for teens and families on World Teen Mental Wellness Day. When therapy is ...

Compulsive traits are tendencies to repeat patterned behaviors. They are often seen in psychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), addiction and eating disorders. However, ...

The “Uncertainty” Mechanism: Compulsive traits are linked to a specific decision-making strategy where habits are favored because the individual feels less certain about the consequences of long-term ...

Tourette syndrome involves involuntary motor and vocal tics that are widely misunderstood. Learning what the condition looks ...

You’ve probably seen it before: the TV character dramatically washing their hands or painstakingly straightening every object on their desk. You’ve probably heard people on social media saying, “I’m ...

A busy mom (who asked to remain anonymous) tells writer Alyssa Shelasky what it's like to live with obsessive-compulsive ...

A new study revealed that certain brain regions are more active in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) during cognitively demanding tasks.

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

Although it was previously thought that compulsive behavior is the result of a "habit cycle" that suppresses self-control, a study by scientists from the Sydney University of Technology (UTS) has ...

Michael Greller has been standing next to Jordan Spieth for 14 years. He was there for the 2015 Masters, the US Open that same year, and the Claret Jug at Royal Birkdale in 2017. He has watched Spieth ...