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. © 2006 Steinkopff Verlag Darmstadt.
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Dell’Osso, B., Altamura, A. C., Allen, A., Marazziti, D., & Hollander, E. (2006, December). Epidemiologic and clinical updates on impulse control disorders: A critical review. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0668-0
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