Impulse control disorder
What is it?
Children and adolescents who struggle to control their emotions and behaviors may be suffering from impulse control disorders. Individuals with impulse control disorders have chronic problems with self-control, resulting in extreme disruptions and dysfunctions in personal, familial, social, and academic areas.
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Additional names
This group contains additional names:
- Impulse Control Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Signs & symptoms
Symptoms of behavioral dysfunction:
Stealing
Compulsive lying.
Starting fires
Participating in risky sexual behaviors
Acting aggressively or violently against people, animals, objects, and/or property
Physical symptoms:
Injury or scarring from physical fights or aggressive behavior
A person who engages in fire-starting behavior will have burn marks
Risky sexual behaviors are associated with sexually transmitted diseases
Cognitive symptoms:
Obsessive thought patterns
Compulsive thought patterns
Inability to control impulses
Inability to remain patient
Psychosocial symptoms:
Irritability
Agitation
Depression
Anxiety
Isolating oneself from friends and family
Lowered feelings of self-worth
Random episodes of emotional detachment
Diagnosis
To diagnose this condition, the patient must meet some diagnostic criteria via psychological assessment.
Treatment
Medication management such as SSRI.
Individual therapy
Group therapy
Family therapy
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