Compulsive shopping (sometimes called compulsive buying or shopping addiction) refers to a preoccupation with purchasing products and spending money. Compulsive shopping shares several characteristics ...

Compulsive Buying Disorder (CBD) is increasingly recognised as a behavioural addiction characterized by persistent and excessive purchasing behaviours that result in significant distress, impaired ...

New research shows it can tame other addictive behaviour that uses the same pathway,” says Dr Astik Joshi, psychiatrist at ...

Caitlin Moran's personal essay "I Know Why the Fat Lady Sings," calls compulsive overeating "the most pointlessly secret of miseries" for women. Her words continue to make the Facebook, Twitter, and ...

KAWASAKI -- A 25-year-old man whose stepfather was arrested over suspected embezzlement that stemmed from compulsive gambling opened a self-support facility that aims for recovery from addiction this ...

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Methamphetamine addiction has long been framed as a story of dopamine gone haywire, with the drug flooding the brain’s reward ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviours in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...

“If I’m not here everyone will die, so if you want to drink with me you’d better come over.” The journalist hearing this from an old friend is naturally nonplussed. What he finds at the root of his ...