Impulse control disorder

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Impulse control disorder is a set of psychiatric disorders including intermittent explosive disorder (hot-headedness), kleptomania (stealing), pathological gambling, pyromania (fire-starting) and trichotillomania (pulling one's hair out). The onset of these disorders usually occurs between the ages of 7 and 15. Impulsivity, the key feature of these disorders, can be thought of as seeking a small, short term gain at the expense of a large, long term loss. Impulse-control disorders are considered to be part of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder spectrum. [2] They include:

• Intermittent explosive disorder
• Kleptomania
• Pyromania
• Pathological gambling
• Trichotillomania