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Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 8/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | REVIEW

Epidemiologic and clinical updates on impulse control disorders: a critical review

Authors: Bernardo Dell’Osso, MD, A. Carlo Altamura, MD, Andrea Allen, PhD, Donatella Marazziti, MD, Eric Hollander, PhD

Published in: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience | Issue 8/2006

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Abstract

The article reviews the current knowledge about the impulse control disorders (ICDs) with specific emphasis on epidemiological and pharmacological advances. In addition to the traditional ICDs present in the DSM-IV—pathological gambling, trichotillomania, kleptomania, pyromania and intermittent explosive disorder—a brief description of the new proposed ICDs—compulsive–impulsive (C–I) Internet usage disorder, C–I sexual behaviors, C–I skin picking and C–I shopping—is provided. Specifically, the article summarizes the phenomenology, epidemiology and comorbidity of the ICDs. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between ICDs and obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Finally, current pharmacological options for treating ICDs are presented and discussed.
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Metadata
Title
Epidemiologic and clinical updates on impulse control disorders: a critical review
Authors
Bernardo Dell’Osso, MD
A. Carlo Altamura, MD
Andrea Allen, PhD
Donatella Marazziti, MD
Eric Hollander, PhD
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in
European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience / Issue 8/2006
Print ISSN: 0940-1334
Electronic ISSN: 1433-8491
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0668-0

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