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Binge eating disorder (BED) is when someone often eats a very large amount of food in a short time and feels unable to stop. It is the most common eating disorder in the U.S. and is diagnosed when binge episodes happen at least once a week for 3 months. BED…
Researchers used online surveys to compare three U.S. adult groups—college students (mean age 21), younger adults from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk (mean age 31), and older adults recruited through the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (mean age 54). They found that behavioral procrastination (putting off actions) explained more of the differences in…
This study examined 227 married or cohabiting adults who scored below the midpoint on a marital satisfaction measure (putting them at higher risk for depression). Women were more likely than men to report discovering a partner had an affair in the past 12 months. Finding an affair was linked with…
The Canadian Psychedelic Survey (CPS) surveyed 2,045 people in January 2022 about their use of psychedelic drugs in Canada. The survey found that psilocybin, MDMA, and LSD were the most used drugs. People most often used psychedelics for fun, self-exploration, general mental well-being, and personal growth. Large shares of respondents…
