Addictions and Compulsions

In a highly anticipated interview with Oprah Winfrey, famed cyclist Lance Armstrong has finally come clean about the allegations of doping that have haunted him for much of his unparalleled ... Read More

Social networking sites and other forms of social media have become a mainstay of modern culture. People of all ages engage in Internet and media use on a regular basis, relying on Twitter, ... Read More

Compulsive shoppers buy items to fill a feeling of emptiness or loneliness. They use it as a coping method for dealing with painful life experiences and as a way to overcome feelings of ... Read More

Alcohol and drugs are present on college campuses virtually everywhere. So are symptoms of psychological issues, such as anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress. However, a small ... Read More

According to comScore, which measures Internet traffic, 66% of Internet-using men between the ages of 18 and 34 look at online pornography at least once a month. Does it really matter if ... Read More

Pornography is increasingly unavoidable in a sex-saturated world, and explicit websites are only a mouse click away. Forty-three percent of Internet users watch porn online, and 75% say ... Read More

There is a large volume of research on addiction, and more specifically, the mechanisms that cause relapse in individuals undergoing drug addiction treatment. The majority of people who ... Read More

Approximately 10% of the adult population has some sort of personality disorder (PD) or personality pathology (PP).  As a result, these individuals can have impaired functioning and decreased ... Read More

People who develop psychiatric issues often first exhibit symptoms during adolescence. The number of inpatient mental health care venues for teens has increased dramatically in the past ... Read More

Editor’s note: Dr. April Benson’s continuing education presentation for GoodTherapy.org, The Stopping Overshopping Model: Therapy, Case Illustration, Preliminary Outcome Data, ... Read More

Transmissible risk refers to generational risk or family risk. Some people have a family history of physical or mental health problems, which makes them more vulnerable to developing the ... Read More

The newly revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), the all-important guidebook used to identify and diagnose a wide variety of psychological issues, is the ... Read More