The word 'addiction'these days is used to refer to a chronic condition where there is an
unhealthily powerful motivation to engage in a particular behaviour. This can be driven by …

In this paper we argue that compulsive overeating has compelling similarities to
conventional drug addiction. Our case is based on their comparable clinical features, the …

Background The COVID-19–related lockdown has profoundly changed human behaviors
and habits, impairing general and psychological well-being. Along with psychosocial …

Studies show that inducing a positive mood or diverting attention from pain decreases pain
perception. Nevertheless, induction manipulations, such as viewing interesting movies or …

With increasing prevalence of lifestyle-related chronic diseases worldwide, understanding
health behavior change and the development of successful interventions to support lifestyle …

Cognitive mechanisms are an important part of the organization of the behavior systems of
animals. In the wild, animals regularly face problems that they must overcome in order to …

Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to examine whether parent affect and child
temperament characteristics differ across feeding styles in low-income families, given …

It is becoming increasingly apparent that there is a degree of neurochemical overlap
between the reward systems and those regulating energy balance. We therefore …

Love is a complex neurobiological phenomenon, relying on trust, belief, pleasure and
reward activities within the brain, ie, limbic processes. These processes critically involve …

Winner of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation's (ISSTD) Pierre
Janet Writing Award, 2015. What really happens in dissociation. Dissociative processes …