Owning up to having OCD can indeed be a challenging and emotionally fraught experience. However, overcoming the associated ...

Skin picking is often brushed off as a bad habit or a lack of willpower, but for many people it is neither simple nor ...

Journal staff photographers Jessica Baca, Chancey Bush and Eddie Moore reflect on capturing New Mexico’s beauty, resilience ...

Just like humans, dogs can develop psychological problems if they are not kept in a manner appropriate to their species. Even ...

Trancing is when dogs enter a slow-motion, focused state while moving under objects, such as Christmas trees. However, the behavior is not uncommon.

Compulsive disorders are a harsh reality for anybody who is saddled by a literally uncontrollable requirement to engage in ...

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 ...

It falls under the category of obsessive-compulsive disorders and is also known as skin picking disorder or excoriation disorder. “For many, skin picking can be a response to feelings such as anxiety, ...

A 23-year-old White Plains man accused of hiding cameras in Marist University bathrooms in the spring of his senior year is being treated for compulsive sexual behavior, his lawyer told The Journal ...

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 ...

A new study published in the Journal of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research reports that CBD-rich marijuana may help reduce anxiety and repetitive behaviors in autistic children, adding to a growing ...

Example of repetitive behavior seen in mice. Some mice trace the same route through their cage over and over and over again. Abnormal repetitive behaviors in mice are strongly linked to multiple ...