I'm writing for advice about a dear friend, "Meg," who we've known for more than 40 years. She has a son, "Rodney," who went ...

Although research is sparse, Tom Bellamy, a neuroscientist at the University of Nottingham in England, estimated that as many ...

A bike repair kit is unquestionably useful — unless you don’t own a bike and have no plans to get one in the near future.

On this Fourth of July, I hope you give yourself permission to slow down. Let the day be simple. Send your questions for ...

There's a particular kind of silence that settles between aging parents and their adult children. It's not hostile, not even ...

Hoarding disorder is often described as if it might be “caused” by a single errant chromosome, but the trajectory of genetic research, from early linkage ...

According to Dr. Taylor, collecting is an example of something that she refers to as a schema. “A schema is a mental pattern ...

For years, compulsive behaviors have been viewed as bad habits stuck on autopilot. But new research in rats found the opposite: inflammation in a key decision-making brain region actually made ...

Many people associate addiction with things like alcohol, caffeine, or video games. These are the habits most of us understand because they are common and widely discussed. But addiction is not ...

When Hadas Lederer's therapist asked her a simple question during a session about a year ago, the answer came almost immediately. "What is something you want to do but aren't doing because you're ...

Abstract: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder that causes unwanted thoughts and repetitive behaviors in a person’s life. Clinical data and neuroimaging technologies are ...

Most people know me as the germaphobe. I can't really argue with that. If you've ever seen me encounter a doorknob, you probably understand why. But what's always been strange to me is that people ...