“I don’t know what to do.” Andy’s mom is beside herself. Three-and-a-half-year old Andy bites and sucks the sleeves and collar of his shirts until they are soaking wet and ragged. She says she has ...

Women who usually are restrained eaters tend to gain more weight than other women when they're pregnant, say researchers. Excess weight gain may be linked to child obesity, so a team from the University of ...

Four phases and four treatment steps have been identified in helping people better understand pathological gambling (also known as gambling addiction). The Four Phases in Gambling Addiction The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery has identified the ...

Gambling addiction, also known as compulsive gambling, may be a type of impulse-control disorder. Compulsive gamblers keep gambling whether they're up or down, broke or flush, happy or depressed. Even when they know the ...