• Compulsive behavior
  Compulsive behavior
  Compulsive behavior is behavior which a person does compulsively—in other words, not because they want to behave that way, but because they feel they have to do so....
  
  , a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so
• Obsessive–compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety and by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing that anxiety

Art and entertainment

• Compulsion (novel)
  Compulsion (novel)
  Compulsion is a horror novel written by Shaun Hutson.-Plot summary:A gang of teenage youngsters is running riot on the streets. Responsible for a number of burglaries and car thefts, the police are at their wits' end trying to put a stop to the gang's activities...
  
  , a 2002 horror novel by United Kingdom writer Shaun Hutson
• Compulsion (Kellerman novel), an Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman
• Compulsion (Levin novel), a novel by Meyer Levin and a 1957 adapted play by Levin
• Compulsion (film)
  Compulsion (film)
  Compulsion, directed by Richard Fleischer, was a film made in 1959, based on the 1956 novel Compulsion by Meyer Levin, which in turn was based on the Leopold and Loeb trial. It was the first film Richard D. Zanuck produced.- Plot :...
  
  , a 1959 film based on Levin's novel
• Compulsion (television film)
  Compulsion (television film)
  Compulsion was a one-off ITV television drama, produced by Size 9 Productions and broadcast on 4 May, 2009. Inspired by the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley, it follows a young female Cambridge graduate called Anjika Indrani and attempts by her father Satvick ...
  
  , a 2009 United Kingdom television drama, inspired by the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling
• Compulsion (CSI), an episode of the TV series CSI:Crime Scene Investigation
• Compulsion (album)
  Compulsion (album)
  Compulsion!!!!! is a jazz album by pianist Andrew Hill. It was originally released in 1966 under the Blue Note Label as BST 84217. It was remastered by Rudy Van Gelder in 2006.- Background and album concept :...
  
  , a jazz album by pianist Andrew Hill, originally released in 1966 under the Blue Note Label as BST 84217
• Compulsion (band)
  Compulsion (band)
  Compulsion was an Irish punk band. They formed in the 1990 by Josephmary and Sid Rainey as Thee Amazing Colossal Men. They signed a recording contract with Virgin Records, but after winning a lawsuit against their record label, they became 'Compulsion' in 1992...
  
  , a punk rock group active between 1990 and 1996, originally called Thee Amazing Colossal Men until 1992
• Compulsion (play), a play by Rinne Groff