Compulsive behavioral traits can be associated with uncertainty about the future results of one's own actions. This is the ...

Compulsive traits are tendencies to repeat patterned behaviors. They are often seen in psychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), addiction and eating disorders. However, ...

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New research from King’s College London found that compulsive traits may be driven by uncertainty about the future.

The “Uncertainty” Mechanism: Compulsive traits are linked to a specific decision-making strategy where habits are favored because the individual feels less certain about the consequences of long-term ...

A peer-reviewed study published in Comprehensive Psychiatry found that a single 10-milligram oral dose of psilocybin significantly reduced obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms in 19 adults, with ...

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