This story is part of a series on the current progression in Regenerative Medicine. This piece discusses advances in brain stimulation therapies. In 1999, I defined regenerative medicine as the ...

Some days are a struggle for Jason. Occasionally certain thoughts get trapped inside his mind, causing the 14-year-old to worry that something bad will happen to him. These worried thoughts prohibit ...

Investigators studied the association between negative reinforcement, compulsive behavior, and opioid use disorder.

I am up-to-date with the research in treating depression, anxiety, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder, and adult ADD. With children, I help with ADHD, behavior problems, self-esteem issues, ...

A new scientific review suggests that OCD could be divided into five biological subtypes, revealing key clues for its ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can affect children and adults. Obsessive thoughts are difficult to spot, but compulsive behaviors are usually more obvious. OCD often develops between the ages of ...

I am an experienced therapist who has worked extensively with children, adolescents and families struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Anxiety, ADHD, Depression and Tourette Syndrome. I ...

Is compulsive behavior common in people with Alzheimer’s or dementia? When someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, many aspects of his or her life are forced to change and will ...

A research team has unveiled the cause and molecular mechanism of chronic brain inflammation that results in repetitive behavioral disorders. The research team demonstrated that an inflammatory ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a brain circuit that can drive repetitive and compulsive behaviors in mice, even when natural rewards such as food or social contact are ...