This article is based on the author's personal experience.Author: Yasumi Kikuchi (Clinical Psychology Master's Program Student)Co-author/Peer Review: Google Gemini (Supervisor)[Introduction] The Despa ...

Some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have experienced traumatic events as children, and develop a deeply held fear of who they are or might become.

A new study reveals that an intense, borderline-pathological obsession with celebrities is strongly linked to vulnerable narcissism and criminal thinking patterns. However, casual celebrity fandom is ...

Limerence is more than a crush, psychologists say, and it can persist for months or years. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Melinda Wenner Moyer This month’s Psych 101 column has a guest writer, ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Lieber Institute for Brain Development have identified substantial similarities in brain gene activity among people with eating ...

In an article published in top psychiatry journal JAMA Psychiatry, researchers David Mataix-Cols and Johan Åhlén argue that doctors should be on the lookout for a new diagnosis: obsessional jealousy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aggressive obsessions are common among patients with OCD and are often their most distressing symptoms.

Greater consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with a 34% increased risk for anxiety disorders, a meta-analysis of nine studies found. (Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics) A ...

In 2016, 49-year-old businesswoman Sadie Hartley was stabbed to death in her Lancashire home by Sarah Williams, driven by obsessive jealousy over a former partner. Williams planned the attack for ...