Impulse Control Disorders - Therapy
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration.

30 Aug 2009 Five studies tested the hypothesis that self-regulatory failure is an important predictor of intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Study 1 participants were far more likely to experience a violent impulse during conflictual interaction with ... Read more...

Update on pathological skin picking.

30 Jul 2009 Pathological skin picking (PSP) is a disabling disorder characterized by repetitive picking of the skin that causes tissue damage. Estimated to affect 2% to 5.4% of the population, PSP is currently listed as an impulse control disorder not otherwise ... Read more...

Strength of commitment language in motivational interviewing and gambling outcomes.

27 Feb 2009 The purpose of the present study was to examine the mechanisms by which the motivational interview (MI) is an effective treatment for pathological gambling. Forty MIs with pathological gamblers were transcribed and coded for language content and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Impulse Control Disorders - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Self-regulatory failure and intimate partner violence perpetration. 30 Aug 2009
• Update on pathological skin picking. 30 Jul 2009
• [Aggressive and violent behavior in adolescents] 30 May 2009
• [Shopping addiction--the new face of Mammon] 29 Apr 2009
• Cognitive restructuring for compulsive buying. 27 Feb 2009
• Strength of commitment language in motivational interviewing and gambling outcomes. 27 Feb 2009
• [The importance and possibilities of cognitive reconstructing in the therapy of pathological gambling] 30 Dec 2008
• A controlled study of the effect of cognitive-behavioural group therapy for pathological gamblers. 30 Dec 2008
• Randomized trial of internet-delivered self-help with telephone support for pathological gamblers. 29 Nov 2008
• Pilot study of a personalized feedback intervention for problem gamblers. 4 Nov 2008
• [Psychiatric disorders after early brain damage in children and adolescents - four case reports] 30 Oct 2008
• Cognitive-behavioral therapy for intermittent explosive disorder: a pilot randomized clinical trial. 29 Sep 2008
• Impulse control and related disorders in Parkinson's disease: review. 29 Sep 2008
• Improved self-exclusion program: preliminary results. 23 Sep 2008
• [A case of compulsive buying--impulse control disorder or dependence disorder?] 3 Sep 2008
• [Pathological gambling and Parkinson disease] 30 Aug 2008
• Impulse control and aggressive response generation as predictors of aggressive behaviour in children with mild intellectual disabilities and borderline intelligence. 2 Aug 2008
• [Treatment of compulsive buying] 30 Jul 2008
• Randomized control trial of an integrated therapy for comorbid anger and gambling. 29 Jun 2008
• Treating comorbid anxiety and aggression in children. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Impulse Control Disorders'

Definition: Disorders whose essential features are the failure to resist an impulse, drive, or temptation to perform an act that is harmful to the individual or to others. Individuals experience an increased sense of tension prior to the act and pleasure, gratification or release of tension at the time of committing the act.

Descriptor UI: D007174

Alternative terms: Impulse Control Disorders; Disorders, Impulse Control; Impulse-Control Disorders; Intermittent Explosive Disorder; Disorders, Intermittent Explosive; Explosive Disorder, Intermittent; Intermittent Explosive Disorders; Kleptomania;

Related Mesh Headings: Paraphilias; Substance-Related Disorders;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.500;

Online Note: use OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER to search KLEPTOMANIA 1966-80

History Note: KLEPTOMANIA was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-80