On March 25, a California trial awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that the addictive qualities of social media had ...

Nearly half of young people in a recent study displayed strongly addictive use of mobile phones, a trend that the study results suggest raised the risk of suicidal behaviors. Researchers looked at ...

Is social media addiction real? A new study explores the brain changes and psychological impacts of excessive use following a landmark $6 million California court ruling.

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

Discover 25 insane addictions you won't believe are real, from eating ashes to tanning. Explore the bizarre world of ...

An estimated 77% of Americans are engaging in addictive behaviors to cope with mental health issues — often in spite of efforts to find effective clinical therapies. The GeneSight Mental Health ...

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

Adolescents with an internet addiction undergo changes in the brain that could lead to additional addictive behaviour and tendencies, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The findings, published in ...

Female hormones—namely progesterone and estrogen—are underrecognized contributors to addictive behavior in women. Women are more vulnerable to developing addictions than men. In particular, women ...