There are many theories about the causes of addiction, the use and abuse of legal and illegal psychoactive substances. Biology, psychology, and social and cultural elements all play a role in the ...

It’s hardly fair to point a finger at the young cohort of 13- to 23-year-olds known as generation Z and accuse them of being “addicted” to their phones. After all, you’d be hard-pressed to find an ...

I realized while at the grocery store that I was lost in my phone, looking at things on my screen. I was addicted to the escape from reality that my phone gave me. We don't need more rigid rules or ...

In a previous 2015 blog, I looked at the psychology of shoplifting (which I called ‘Men of Steal’) based on the work of American psychologist John C. Brady (who’s upcoming new book is also entitled ...