A Neuropsychiatric Approach to Impulse Disorders

Woodcock, Jonathan H.

doi:10.1016/s0193-953x(18)30626-9

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“…Disordered behavioral control can result from pathology at any level of the CNS (Woodcock, 1986). Hence, impulsivity is a frequent com-3 10 ponent in a wide range of neurological disorders, including degenerative diseases, trauma, neoplasms, metabolic disorders, infectious disease, vascular disorders, and neurosurgery.…”

Section: Neuropsychological Causes Of Behavioral Dysregulationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impulsivity in adult neurobehavioral disorders.

Holmes¹,

Johnson²,

Roedel³

1993

The Impulsive Client: Theory, Research, and Treatment.

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Disorders of impulse control are frequently associated with adult psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., borderline personality disorder, kleptomania, explosive disorder, pyromania) as well as disorders with a typical onset in childhood (e.g., Tourette's syndrome, tic disorders, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder). Behavioral and personality changes are also commonly found in adult neurological diseases. In fact, an inability to restrain one's impulses and control behavior may be the initial symptom or primary complaint noted by concerned family members or by neurologists when examining a patient for potential central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction. In this chapter we focus on the etiology and clinical presentation of impulsiveness associated with adult neurobehavioral disorders.Pathological impulsivity can be conceptualized as a failure to regulate, monitor, or control behavior and emotional expression. Because

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Section: Neuropsychological Causes Of Behavioral Dysregulationmentioning

confidence: 99%