Experiencing multiple childhood traumas doesn't just increase the risk of a single addiction. A new study suggests it creates ...

Engagement-maximizing architectures such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and emotionally targeted notifications remain broadly permissible. That gap, however, is now being challenged on multiple fronts.

Social media can be harmful. That's something all behavioral researchers can agree on. There is much less consensus on how ...

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 ...

Many people with behavioral addictions have been told that they have a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a mental disorder in which people experience repetitive intrusive thoughts ...

People in addiction recovery can be liable to disown their addiction, which makes sense, but it also leaves them from ...

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 ...

Atlas Behavioral Health provides structured addiction treatment and recovery support programs for individuals and ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.