Impulse Control Disorders

Introduction: Impulse Control Disorders

A group of mental disorders where sufferers are frequently unable to resist the urge to do something that is harmful to themselves or others. The behavior brings the patient some sort of satisfaction even though it may be socially unacceptable and out of character behavior for that person. Kleptomania, pyromania, gambling and trichotillomania are some examples of this disorder.

Symptoms of Impulse Control Disorders

• Aggression
• Agitation
• Socially inappropriate

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Impulse Control Disorders:

• Home Drug Tests
  • Home Marijuana Tests
  • Home Cocaine Tests
  • Home Alcohol Tests
  • Hair Drug Screening Tests
  • Methamphetamine Tests
  • Opiate Drug Tests
  • Benzodiazepine Drug Tests
  • Multiple Drug Screening Kits
• Smoking-Related Disorders: Home Testing:
  • Nicotine Home Tests
  • Home Lung Function Tests
• High Blood Pressure: Home Testing
  • Home Blood Pressure Tests
  • Home Blood Pressure Monitors
  • Home Heart Tests
• Heart Health: Home Testing:
  • Heart Rate Monitors
  • Irregular Heartbeat Detection
  • Heart Electrocardiogram (ECG)
  • Home Cholesterol Tests
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests

Wrongly Diagnosed with Impulse Control Disorders?

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Misdiagnosis and Impulse Control Disorders

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This...read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack,...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test blood pressure. The ...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some adults can remain undiagnosed, and indeed the...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be diagnosed correctly by primary care physicians. Many patients with bipolar seek help from their...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more likely in children. Some of the symptoms of hypertension that can be...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety...read more »

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Reseach about Impulse Control Disorders

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Clinical Trials for Impulse Control Disorders

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Impulse Control Disorders include:

• Escitalopram for the Treatment of Self-Injurious Skin Picking - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Escitalopram
• Sertraline and Habit Reversal in the Treatment of Patients With Trichotillomania - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sertraline
• Study to Determine Whether There Are Any Cognitive or Motor Effects From Taking the Medicine Risperidone. - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Risperdal
• Drug Treatment for Pathologic Gambling Disorder - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Naltrexone
• Evaluation and Follow-up of Individuals With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Related Conditions - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 28 Clinical Trials for Impulse Control Disorders

Types of Impulse Control Disorders

• Intermittent Explosive Disorder
• Kleptomania
• Pyromania
• Gambling addiction
• Trichotillomania

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