Like drug addiction, greed hijacks the brain's reward system. In healthcare, this pathological pursuit of profit has life-or-death consequences.

Ted Cruz unleashed a stream of invective at Republican presidential primary foe Donald Trump on Tuesday, as voters headed to the polls in the crucial Indiana primary. Among the now-departed ...

Someone who lies pathologically may show certain signs, including telling lies with no clear benefit. The lying may be a symptom of another condition and may improve with treatment. Pathological lying ...

Pathological lying, also known as mythomania and pseudologia fantastica, is the chronic behavior of compulsive or habitual lying. Unlike telling the occasional white lie to avoid hurting someone's ...

Dealing with a pathological liar at work is never an enjoyable task. The situation may not reveal itself fully until some time has passed and the person who appeared to be the ideal employee turns ...

All kids need occasional (or constant) coaxing to complete the hundreds of tasks we expect from them in a day. Having to tell your kid to put his shoes on three times before school every day is not ...

When Timothy Levine set out to write a book about deception in 2016, he wanted to include a chapter on one of its most extreme forms: pathological lying. “I just couldn’t find any good research base ...

Pathological liars are rare to find, but not that rare. There’s still a decent chance you might know one, and if you notice certain signs, you can figure out they're a pathological liar before it’s ...

Most people are honest most of the time. But some can’t seem to stop lying. How come? The extensive research and writings of Timothy Levine have corroborated that people hold a truth-default position, ...

Internet commenters flocked to a popular internet forum after a viral post inspired thousands to share their worst experiences with pathological liars. Responding to a Reddit post published on the ...