NEW YORK (CN) - The 2nd Circuit vacated an injunction preventing New York from restricting the use of "aversive therapies" on special-needs students, including skin shocks, "contingent" food programs ...

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world, but current anti-depressants have yet to meet the needs of many patients. Neuroscientists recently discovered a small molecule that ...

The FDA proposed a ban on electrical stimulation devices (ESDs) used to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior, the agency announced Monday. In a step "rarely" taken by the agency, the ...

Aversion therapy (AT) is a behavioral therapy that involves repeatedly pairing an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant experience with the goal of discouraging the undesirable behavior. Other names ...

'I'm not gonna do this again', we often say when faced with negative feedback, adverse effects, or disappointing outcomes. Thus, we attempt to learn from such negative experiences. This principle is ...