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Impulse Control Disorder

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The term impulse control disorder, as used in the revised third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1987), subsumes a variety of conditions in which there is a failure to resist the drive or temptation to commit acts potentially harmful to the patient or others. These include psychoactive substance use disorders, paraphilias, kleptomania, pyromania, pathological gambling, trichotillomania, and “intermittent explosive disorder” (IED). The section on impulse control disorders not elsewhere classified in DSM-IV is not expected to differ significantly from DSM-III-R and, unless otherwise noted, references to DSM-III-R elsewhere in this chapter should be considered applicable to DSM-IV as well.

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Stowe, R.M. (1994). Impulse Control Disorder. In: Hersen, M., Ammerman, R.T., Sisson, L.A. (eds) Handbook of Aggressive and Destructive Behavior in Psychiatric Patients. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2403-8_17

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