Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by difficulties controlling aggressive or antisocial impulses. Because they can involve physical violence ...

Over the past ten years, Dr Potenza's research efforts have focused on pathological gambling and other impulse control disorders and their relationships with other psychiatric disorders ...

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED), characterized by impulsive aggression and poorly regulated emotional control, was ...

Life expectancy rates among people with ADHD may be significantly lower, a new study has found. But access to care and ...

Mikhal Weiner is a writer and musician, originally from Israel, currently writing and living in Brooklyn with her wife and son. She studied classical composition at Berklee College of Music ...

This, coupled with diminished impulse control, can exacerbate matters. While a person without bipolar disorder might see an ad and decide to wait, a person with this condition might purchase it ...

New psychology research suggests that children who speak multiple languages may have improved cognitive skills. New research ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs), used to treat diabetes and for weight loss, may be linked with a reduced risk of substance use and neurocognitive disorders, a US study in people ...

Inhibitory control refers to the ability ... hyperactive disorder (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), autism, and schizophrenia. Impulsivity can be further classified as impulsive action ...