Impulse control disorders: clinical characteristics and pharmacological management

Impulse control disorders: clinical characteristics and pharmacological management

Formal ICDs include pathological gambling (PG), kleptomania, trichotillomania (TTM), intermittent explosive disorder (IED), and pyromania; these disorders are characterized by difficulties in resisting urges to engage in behaviors that are excessive and/or ultimately harmful to oneself or others.1 D...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Psychiatric times 2007-09, Vol.24 (10), p.64
1. Verfasser: Grant, Jon E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Care and treatment
Clinical psychiatry
Diagnosis
Drug therapy
Evaluation
Impulsive personality
Mental disorders
Pharmacology
Pharmacology, Experimental
Psychiatry
Psychotropic drugs
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Zusammenfassung:Formal ICDs include pathological gambling (PG), kleptomania, trichotillomania (TTM), intermittent explosive disorder (IED), and pyromania; these disorders are characterized by difficulties in resisting urges to engage in behaviors that are excessive and/or ultimately harmful to oneself or others.1 Diagnostic criteria have also been proposed for other disorders categorized as ICDs not otherwise specified (NOS) in DSM-IV-TR: pathological skin picking (PSP), compulsive sexual behavior (CSB), and compulsive buying...
ISSN:0893-2905