Although not all compulsive buyers are particularly interested with such distinctions, there's some uncertainty among the mental health profession about whether to see overshopping as a genuine ...

Impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease comprise a spectrum of compulsive behaviours—such as pathological gambling, hypersexuality, compulsive shopping and binge eating—that emerge ...

A UK health watchdog is investigating warnings that drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease can cause side effects such as gambling and sex addictions. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ...

Two disorders with big names—trichotillomania (repeated hair-pulling) and excoriation disorder (repeated skin-picking)—were the focus of a recent Yale study looking at potential genetic causes. The ...

A group representing 1.7 million doctors in 36 European countries has called for gambling to be treated as a significant, growing, and urgent public health issue that requires immediate action. The ...