Can something as common as heartbreak be a mental illness? Experts can't agree, but the research on bad romance is ...

Addiction is generally understood as a severe for of substance use disorder. Learn what distinguishes them and where to go to get help.

Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of “Eat, Pray, Love,” delves into her struggle with an obsessive relationship in a new memoir.

The Camden County Board of Commissioners and the Addiction Awareness Task Force (AATF) launched the Break the Stigma campaign ...

For the month of September, the UP Foundation is our partner. Dr. James Stewart, director of the UP foundation, calls the ...

Sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity, hypersexuality, and sexual impulsivity are all terms people commonly use to describe compulsive sexual behavior disorder (CSBD). This is a psychological ...

In most cases of men with self-diagnosed porn addiction, shame is an important factor in problematic porn use.

William Brangham: My next guest is one of the researchers who helped establish that addiction is in fact a brain disorder, that taking certain drugs over time can change how our brains actually work.

This is because addiction is not defined by the neurobiological underpinnings, but rather, by a set of behavioral criteria, according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Here is the stark reality: Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services in the United States. It covers nearly 40% of all adults with SUD. This ...

Leading researcher explains how viewing addiction as a brain disorder improves treatments ...