When mothers were slower to vocally respond to their 1-year-old children's vocalizations, the children were more likely to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Comorbid ASD in youth with ADHD is linked to greater healthcare utilization and distinct medication treatment patterns.

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 ...

Learn more about oral contraceptives and the impact they can have on disordered eating, and how self-monitoring may help ...

Is preaddiction real? If so, what is it? Preaddiction proposes that some addiction-related changes emerge before full ...

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 ...

For years, researchers have been emphasizing that the stereotype of the typical eating disorder patient is inaccurate. Many assume that eating disorders primarily affect thin, white women. But people ...

The drugs that keep rheumatoid arthritis in check may one day help people stop drinking. A new Scripps Research study shows ...