The inevitability of variation in human behavior is a phenomenon psychologists have long recognized and developed statistical methods to account for in their analyses. Human behavior varies not only ...

Emotional eating and uncontrolled eating are more common in middle-aged women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). In particular, psychological distress increased the long-term risk of ...

Eating disorders and obesity have traditionally developed as separate fields, but closer dialogue could improve assessment, ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

Objective To estimate the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) and disordered eating (DE) among athletes across training levels and assessment methods and to identify moderators associated with ...

The way to tell ODD from developmentally appropriate anger, tantrums, and misbehavior, even a very bad patch, is duration and intensity. “The most notable thing with ODD is going to be the severity ...

Where a disorder is expressed and what caused it are two different questions. Collapsing them into one affects how eating ...

What is REM sleep disorder? REM sleep disorder (RBD) is a type of parasomnia associated with synucleinopathies ––a diverse group of neurodegenerative disorders thought to share a common pathologic ...

A study conducted in Sweden found that individuals with psychotic spectrum disorder were less accurate in recognizing the ...

Thankfully, relatively few of us will ever have an eating disorder. But many, many more engage in disordered eating and struggle with the shame, remorse, and unhealthy habits that often come with it.

Histrionic personality disorder (HPD) is a psychological condition that can cause a person to engage in attention-seeking behavior. People with this condition often feel uncomfortable when they are ...