New research suggests that unusual changes in eating behavior—rather than memory loss—may be one of the earliest signs of a ...

A new three-volume study, Abnormal Psychology Across the Ages, shows how far we have come in diagnosing and treating mental illness. In the Renaissance, the mentally ill were feared, shunned, and ...

Q: My boyfriend says that lately I’ve been talking in my sleep and sometimes acting out my dreams. One time I actually hit him. He says it may be something called an REM sleep behavior disorder. This ...

Although most abnormal behaviors, including all stereotypies, indicate poor welfare, some that occur in rare situations are functional and do not indicate a negative situation. There is a wide range ...

Can a 115-year-old dog learn new tricks? In April 1906, the neurologist Morton Prince published the first issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. At the time, modern psychology was still emerging ...

People often feel they must be crazy to continue feeling bothered by theevents of September 11. Yet trauma is unforgettable. It is normal to be bothered, months or even years later. Symptoms will be ...

Few were more clear in articulating this principle than former Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev who said of those with whom he disagreed, “Of those who might start calling for opposition to Communism ...

Performance of abnormal repetitive behavior (ARB) is noted in many captive wild species. ARB can be categorized into 2 basic forms: those whose aim appears to be to compulsively reach an inappropriate ...

Abnormal AI, the leader in AI-native human behavior security, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner (R) Magic Quadrant (TM) for Email Security, marking the company's ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor accused Sen. Bob Menendez on Tuesday of engaging in “wildly abnormal” behavior in response to bribes during a closing argument at the Democrat’s New York City corruption ...