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Impulse control disorder

MedGen UID:
5769
Concept ID:
C0021122
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disorders, Impulse Control; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; Impulse Control Disorders; Impulse-Control Disorders
SNOMED CT: Impulse control disorder (66347000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001162

Definition

A category of behaviors that can be loosely defined as the failure to resist an impulsive act or behavior that may be harmful to self or others. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Grant JE, Chamberlain SR
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020 Apr 20;99:109852. Epub 2019 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109852. PMID: 31881248
Phillips TG, Slomiany WP, Allison R
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 15;96(6):371-378. PMID: 28925637
Franklin ME, Zagrabbe K, Benavides KL
Expert Rev Neurother 2011 Aug;11(8):1165-74. doi: 10.1586/ern.11.93. PMID: 21797657Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Black DW
Curr Opin Psychol 2022 Aug;46:101321. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101321. PMID: 35367751
Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Liu Z, Yu X, Yan J, Yu Y, Kou C, Xu X, Lu J, Wang Z, He S, Xu Y, He Y, Li T, Guo W, Tian H, Xu G, Xu X, Ma Y, Wang L, Wang L, Yan Y, Wang B, Xiao S, Zhou L, Li L, Tan L, Zhang T, Ma C, Li Q, Ding H, Geng H, Jia F, Shi J, Wang S, Zhang N, Du X, Du X, Wu Y
Lancet Psychiatry 2019 Mar;6(3):211-224. Epub 2019 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30511-X. PMID: 30792114
Figorilli M, Congiu P, Lecca R, Gioi G, Frau R, Puligheddu M
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2018 Aug 11;18(10):68. doi: 10.1007/s11910-018-0875-x. PMID: 30099617
Mick TM, Hollander E
CNS Spectr 2006 Dec;11(12):944-55. doi: 10.1017/s1092852900015133. PMID: 17146408
Hollander E, Buchalter AJ, DeCaria CM
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2000 Sep;23(3):629-42. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70185-4. PMID: 10986732

Diagnosis

Wildemberg LE, Fialho C, Gadelha MR
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104080. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104080. PMID: 34687915
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Torales J, González I, Castaldelli-Maia JM, Ventriglio A
Int Rev Psychiatry 2020 Aug-Sep;32(5-6):451-454. Epub 2020 May 13 doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1756635. PMID: 32401643
Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Liu Z, Yu X, Yan J, Yu Y, Kou C, Xu X, Lu J, Wang Z, He S, Xu Y, He Y, Li T, Guo W, Tian H, Xu G, Xu X, Ma Y, Wang L, Wang L, Yan Y, Wang B, Xiao S, Zhou L, Li L, Tan L, Zhang T, Ma C, Li Q, Ding H, Geng H, Jia F, Shi J, Wang S, Zhang N, Du X, Du X, Wu Y
Lancet Psychiatry 2019 Mar;6(3):211-224. Epub 2019 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30511-X. PMID: 30792114
Phillips TG, Slomiany WP, Allison R
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 15;96(6):371-378. PMID: 28925637

Therapy

Wildemberg LE, Fialho C, Gadelha MR
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104080. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104080. PMID: 34687915
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Ghorayeb I
Adv Exp Med Biol 2021;1297:173-181. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-61663-2_13. PMID: 33537945
Martinez-Martin P, Wan YM, Ray Chaudhuri K, Schrag AE, Weintraub D
Eur J Neurol 2020 Jun;27(6):944-950. Epub 2020 Mar 5 doi: 10.1111/ene.14169. PMID: 32048392
Hollander E, Buchalter AJ, DeCaria CM
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2000 Sep;23(3):629-42. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70185-4. PMID: 10986732

Prognosis

Tichelaar JG, Sayalı C, Helmich RC, Cools R
Brain 2023 Sep 1;146(9):3676-3689. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad162. PMID: 37192341Free PMC Article
Drew DS, Muhammed K, Baig F, Kelly M, Saleh Y, Sarangmat N, Okai D, Hu M, Manohar S, Husain M
Brain 2020 Aug 1;143(8):2502-2518. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa198. PMID: 32761061Free PMC Article
Weintraub D, Claassen DO
Int Rev Neurobiol 2017;133:679-717. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.04.006. PMID: 28802938
Nautiyal KM, Okuda M, Hen R, Blanco C
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2017 Apr;1394(1):106-127. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13356. PMID: 28486792Free PMC Article
Petit A, Karila L, Chalmin F, Lejoyeux M
Int J Dermatol 2014 Jun;53(6):664-72. Epub 2014 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/ijd.12336. PMID: 24601904

Clinical prediction guides

Morrow CB, Hinkle JT, Seemiller J, Mills KA, Pontone GM
Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2023 Dec;117:105918. Epub 2023 Oct 30 doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2023.105918. PMID: 37922636Free PMC Article
Tichelaar JG, Sayalı C, Helmich RC, Cools R
Brain 2023 Sep 1;146(9):3676-3689. doi: 10.1093/brain/awad162. PMID: 37192341Free PMC Article
Weintraub D, Posavi M, Fontanillas P, Tropea TF, Mamikonyan E, Suh E, Trojanowski JQ, Cannon P, Van Deerlin VM; 23andMe Research Team, Chen-Plotkin AS
Ann Clin Transl Neurol 2022 Jul;9(7):936-949. Epub 2022 Jun 27 doi: 10.1002/acn3.51569. PMID: 35762106Free PMC Article
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Voon V, Napier TC, Frank MJ, Sgambato-Faure V, Grace AA, Rodriguez-Oroz M, Obeso J, Bezard E, Fernagut PO
Lancet Neurol 2017 Mar;16(3):238-250. Epub 2017 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30004-2. PMID: 28229895

Recent systematic reviews

Hamblin R, Karavitaki N
Arch Med Res 2023 Dec;54(8):102910. Epub 2023 Nov 19 doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2023.102910. PMID: 37985276
Pennisi P, Salehinejad MA, Corso AM, Merlo EM, Avenanti A, Vicario CM
Behav Brain Res 2023 Jan 5;436:114101. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.114101. PMID: 36087861
Antons S, Engel J, Briken P, Krüger THC, Brand M, Stark R
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Draps M, Adamus S, Wierzba M, Gola M
J Sex Med 2022 Sep;19(9):1463-1471. Epub 2022 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.05.146. PMID: 35831231
Carli V, Durkee T, Wasserman D, Hadlaczky G, Despalins R, Kramarz E, Wasserman C, Sarchiapone M, Hoven CW, Brunner R, Kaess M
Psychopathology 2013;46(1):1-13. Epub 2012 Jul 31 doi: 10.1159/000337971. PMID: 22854219

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