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Impulse Control Disorders - A group of psychiatric disorders know as impulse control disorders which include compulsive gambling, pyromania etc.
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Dr. Adams Discussing Impulse Control Disorders - Impulse Control Disorders Intermittent Explosive Disorder - There is often an underlying personality disorder that accompanies a disorder called Intermittent Explosive Disorder which is, itself, considered a disorder of impulse. 3/5
How Can I Manage Compulsive Shopping and Spending (Shopoholism)? 3/5
Impuluse-Control Disorders ( N.E.Class. ) - Impulse-Control Disorders ( N.E.Class. ) Index Definition Impulse-Control Disorders Types Treatment ( Psychotherapy ) Treatment ( Pharmacotherapy ) Definition Impulse-Control Disorders are disorders in which a person act on a certain impulses.  3/5
Psychological Treatment of Impulse Control Disorders - Psychology Information Online Psychological Problems - Impulse Control Disorders Impulse Control Disorders - Many psychological problems are characterized by a loss of control or a lack of control in specific situations.  3/5
  
criteria Skin Picking
PsychNet-UK Skin Picking Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
Compulsive Skin Picking - The primary characteristic of Compulsive Skin Picking (CSP) is the repetitive picking at one's own skin to the extent of causing damage. 3/5
Skin Picking - (also called pathological skin picking, neurotic excoriation, or dermatillomania) defined as the habitual picking of skin lesions or the excessive scratching, picking, or squeezing of otherwise healthy skin is a poorly understood disorder. Although no one knows how common skin picking is, most people develop this problem in their teens or 20's. 3/5
Skin Picking and Nail Biting: Related Habits - By Frederick Penzel, Ph.D. An Article. 3/5
     

criteriaTrichotillomania  

PsychNet-UK Trichotillomania Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Trichotillomania - By Frederick Penzel, Ph.D. Of all the disorders belonging to the OCD family, trichotillomania is probably ...   3/5
  Helen's Trichotillomania Page -  A UK guide to help available for hair pulling. 3/5
Inositol and Trichotillomania - By Frederick Penzel, Ph.D. An Article. 3/5
Psychiatric Times - Out of the Closet. ... She believes that is due, in part, to a lack of knowledge about trichotillomania's impact on a person's life. :Article by Arline Kaplan describing this mental disorder.  3/5
Trich.Co.UK - A new UK site for Trichotillomania sufferers with the main aims of providing support for UK and Ireland sufferers via a means of contacting other sufferers and an attempt to raise awareness of this condition in the UK. 3/5
Trichotillomania UK Website - Aspiring to be - This site is designed to be a place of inspiration and hope for anyone in any way associated with trichotillomania. ...  3/5
Trichotillomania - Consists of repetitive, uncontrollable pulling of one s body hair. Most commonly, scalp hair, eyelashes, and eyebrows are ... 2/5
                  
criteria  Intermittent Explosive Disorder
PsychNet-Uk Intermittent Explosive Disorder Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
Biology and Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder - Biology and Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder - a Slide Presentation (Psychiatry Department).  3/5
Episodic Dyscontrol Syndrome, or Limbic Rage. - It is a seizure-like disorder in the limbic system of the brain that causes unpredictable and often unprovoked rages. It is (often) underestimated (in terms of the number of people who have it), understudied, undertreated and untreated, unaccepted (by many professionals), misunderstood, and mislabeled. 3/5
Psychological Impulse Control Disorders - Episodes of aggressive outbursts resulting in either
destruction of property or physical assaults on others.  An overview of the types and behavior aspects of impulse control disorders. 3/5
           
criteria  Kleptomania
PsychNet-UK Kleptomania Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
Kleptomania - Kleptomania (impulsive stealing). People with Kleptomania usually do not steal because they need the object stolen; they sometimes secretly replace the object ...    Description:Brief explanation of the disorder and its connection to the antisocial personality disorder and to... 2/5
Kleptomania - The treatment of kleptomania with serotonin reuptake inhibitors by Lepkifker E, Dannon PN, Ziv R, Iancu I, Horesh N, Kotler M Department of Psychiatry B, Chaim ...  Description:An abstract of a study conducted on five patients to show the use of SSRI's can curb this disorder....  3/5
Shoplifters Alternative - Helps people with a shoplifting problem and reduces the burden of shoplifting on retailers, courts, and communities through its research, rehabilitation, and ongoing support services. 3/5
              
criteria  Pyromania ( Firesetting)
PsychNet-UK Pyromania Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
Healthinmind.com - Impulse Control Disorders - Pyromania
Pyromania - Health Information Library: Pyromania.  2/5
Pyromania - (Impulse-Control Disorder): Deliberate fire-setting on more than one occasion; Tension or affective excitement before the act; Obsession with and about fire.  2/5
  
criteria Pathological Gambling
PsychNet-UK Pathological Gambling Information Sheet - Description, Causation, Treatment, Associated Features, Differential Diagnosis etc.
Answers and Treatment for Compulsive Gambling - A treatment program tailored exclusively for compulsive gambling and/or gambling addiction. A private treatment organisation. 2/5
Gamblers and Risk Takers - An Article by Joanna Poppink, MFCC. 3/5
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Gamblers Anonymous USA - The gamblers support group with good advice and resource links. 4/5
The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) - Was developed by Henry Lesieur, Ph.D., and Sheila Blume, M.D., as a screen for compulsive gambling. RESPONSES TO THIS SCREEN ARE FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY. 3/5
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