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The first comprehensive and clinicallyoriented guide to "the new addictions."

Impulse control disorders such as gambling and risky sexual behavior are increasingly recognized as treatable forms of addictions. This is thefirst comprehensive book on the topic forclinicians, providing clear clinical guidance on assessment, diagnosis, treatment, andfollow-up.

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In the last decade, much needed attention and research has been focused on the group of psychiatric conditions termed "impulse control disorders" or ICDs. Pathological gambling, compulsive shopping, kleptomania, hypersexuality, Internet "addiction," among other disorders, are characterized by a recurrent urge to perform a repetitive behavior that is gratifying in the moment but causes significant long-term distress and disability. Despite the high rate of co-morbidity with obsessive compulsive disorder, ICDs are now clearly distinguished from these disorders with a unique clinical approach for diagnosis and treatment. A wide array of psychopharmacologic and psychotherapeutic options is now available for treating these disorders. Drs. Elias Aboujaoude and Lorrin M. Koran have compiled the world's foremost experts in ICD research and treatment to create a comprehensive book on the frequency, evolution, treatment, and related public policy, public health, forensic, and medical issues of these disorders. This is the first book to bring together medical and social knowledge bases related to impulse control disorders. ... Read more

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Controlling Your Impulsive Acts
The purpose of this review of Christine Adamec's "Impulse Control Disorders" is to present an outline to potential readers so readers can gain enough knowledge to determine whether to invest their time and money into purchasing and reading the book. The aim of the book is to allow readers with little or no knowledge of impulse control disorders to gain information on the topic to help recognize symptoms and the biological and psychological process behind them. The book presented the signs/symptoms, causes, risks and characteristics of people with specific impulse control disorders. The author splits the book into five disorder examples and then gives broad ideas of psychological problems that could occur and treatments available.

"Pathological Gambling"
This section emphasizes the fact that loosing thousands of dollars will not cause the gamble to stop gambling as they thing the second time is the charm, and then the third, fourth and so on. Those that are hooked on gambling love to feel the rush of the game. The author states an interesting fact that males are four times more likely to be a pathological gambler than females and provides studies to explain. The studies presented found that the gender of the gambler has an effect on their psychological outcome, whether it is depression, alcoholism or violent behavior. As a student in a neuroscience class, I was very interested in the part of the brain known to cause this behavior. Damage of the frontal lobe has been thought as the cause of impulse control disorders and could result in the inability to stop the behavior. The author goes on the give some examples of excuses gamblers use to justify their behavior including saying phrases like "You only live once and you might as well enjoy it! Gambling makes me happy" (17).

"Intermittent Explosive Disorder"
This disorder involves "out-of-control rage" in which the rage builds up in a person's body causing them to `explode' in a violent manner in only a matter of a few minutes. Many times the rage build up starts over what may seem minimal to a `normal person.' This part does a good job of highlighting studies on the effect of this disorder on road rage and signs including physical violence and property damage.

"Pyromania"
This component discusses the fascination some people have with fires and burning and their compulsion to start fires without harming anyone. Pyromaniacs say they have a feeling of tension that is immediately released by setting the fire. The author makes the extinction between pyromaniacs and arsonists, those who do want to cause harm. I was intrigued by the incorporated study that highlighted that "the strongest associations with being a fire setter involved the triple combination of moderate-to-high shyness, aggressiveness, and peer rejection" (32). Adamec excellently explains the theories associated with the causes of pyromania ranging from opportunity theory (child has easy access to fire) to social acceptance theory (fire will help child gain peer acceptance).

"Trichotillomania"
This is a behavior of hair pulling that can lead to depression or anxiety. The author cover s the way people pull out hair, the length of time spent pulling, and when/where it takes place. She goes on to describe the two types of hair pulling, focus and nonfocused. Trichotillomania can lead to medical effects, lack of physical activity and career problems. Conditions and syndromes resulting from this disorder are later mentioned. The only problem I had with this section of the book was the lack of explanation of the biological aspect of why trichotillomania occurs.

"Kleptomania"
This is an impulse control disorder characterized by the urge to steal. Surprising to me, this is the first disorder mentioned that effects females more than males. Adamec mentions research on the triggers and the ways people try to resist stealing. I loved the discussion on the influence of serotonin and antidepressant medications on kleptomania and on other impulse control disorders. The explanation of both the biological and psychological theories behind this disorder was helpful in understanding the causes of kleptomania. The inclusion of a table at the end of the section helps the reader visualize the differences between `regular thieves' and kleptomaniacs.

After detailed descriptions of some of the impulse control disorders, Adamec delves into the link between these disorders and other behavioral disorders, like depression, bipolar tendencies and anxiety. She also makes a connection between substance abuse and the disorders explained earlier.

As a final note, Adamec emphasizes the need for treatment of these disorders. She introduces types of therapy to change ways of thinking from "I must do this" to "I don't have to do this" (65). This book provides great detail on therapy and medication to stop the disorder. I really appreciated the inclusion of future studies as a closer to the book. Adamec highlights what researchers are doing for the future to further help impulse control disorder patients.

I believe that this book is an appealing, well written explanation of the symptoms, risks and biological theories behind the life altering impulse control disorders. Adamec supports her statements with many studies that aids in the understanding of these psychological and neurological disorders. Not only can readers learn about the disorders mentioned above, but they can also relate it to well known disorders like ADHD, which Adamec speaks of under the treatment section. This shows that writing about these disorders can help people recognize problems met in everyday life and receive the proper help and treatment.

Overall, I would recommend this book for those looking for a brief introduction on impulse control disorders. If the potential reader is attempting to gain in depth knowledge of a specific impulse control disorder, he should not choose this book. This book does explain some of the well known disorders and does a good job at touching on the basic information of each. A benefit of this book is the layout. The style, with the inclusion of pictures and tables, encourages the reader to keep reading and keeps the reader drawn to the book. Adamec uses stories of people with the respective disorder at the beginning of each section which is, in my opinion, a great way to hook the reader from the onset. The structure of the book is similar to a textbook, but much better structured as it was interesting and flowed well. What I much liked was a person not an expert in psychological issues can well understand the topics introduced in this book and after reading, can discuss basic terminologies with others.
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Visibility of impulse-control disorders (ICDs) has never been greater than it is today, both in the field of psychiatry and in popular culture. Changes in both society and technology have contributed to the importance of conceptualizing, assessing, and treating impulse-control disorders (ICDs). The ground-breaking Clinical Manual of Impulse-Control Disorders focuses on all of the different ICDs as a group.Beginning with the conceptualization and classification of ICDs, including the phenomenology, assessment, and classification of impulsivity as a core symptom domain that cuts across and drives the expression of these disorders, 25 recognized experts provide cutting-edge, concise, and practical information about intermittent explosive disorder, childhood conduct disorder and the antisocial spectrum, self-injurious behavior, sexual compulsions, binge eating, trichotillomania, kleptomania, compulsive shopping, pyromania, pathological gambling, and problematic Internet use.The remarkable Clinical Manual of Impulse-Control Disorders sheds light on the complex world of ICDs. As such, it will be welcomed not only by researchers and clinicians but also by individuals and family members coping with these disorders. ... Read more

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Impulse control disorders (ICDs) include pathological gambling, kleptomania, trichotillomania, intermittent explosive disorder, and pyromania, and are characterized by difficulties resisting urges to engage in behaviors that are excessive or ultimately harmful to oneself or others.ICDs are relatively common among adolescents and adults, carry significant morbidity and mortality, and can be effectively treated with behavioral and pharmacological therapies.

This guide includes all the information and materials necessary to implement a successful cognitive behavioral therapy program for impulse control disorders (CBT-ICD). This evidence-based intervention was developed for the treatment of pathological gambling, kleptomania, compulsive buying, and pyromania.

Originators of interventions for impulse control disorders, the authors review the background and diagnostic information for each ICD as well as available treatment outcome studies; the assessment process for each ICD problem and the individual therapy sessions are also reviewed. This format affords you the flexibility to treat one or more ICD problem, and since they co-occur, this approach is essential.

This therapist guide and its corresponding workbook form a complete treatment package. It is a resource that no clinician specializing in these disorders can do without. ... Read more

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Title: Tool screens for impulse-control disorders in Parkinson's.(MENTAL HEALTH)(Report)
Author: Bruce Jancin
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Date: October 15, 2009
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Chapters: Hypergraphia, Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior, Pyrophilia, Utilization Behavior. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Hypergraphia is an overwhelming urge to write. It is not itself a disorder, but can be associated with temporal lobe changes in epilepsy and mania in the context of bipolar disorder. Several different regions of the brain govern the act of writing. The physical motion of the hand is controlled by the cerebral cortex which comprises part of the outer layer of the brain. The drive to write, on the other hand, is controlled by the limbic system, a ring-shaped cluster of cells deeply buried in the cortex which governs emotion, affiliated instincts and inspiration and is said to regulate the human being's need for communication. Words and ideas are cognized and understood by the temporal lobes behind the ears, and these temporal lobes are connected to the limbic system. Ideas are organized and edited in the frontal lobe of the brain. Although temporal lobe lesions cause temporal lobe epilepsy, it is also known to run in families. Hypergraphia is understood to be triggered by changes in brainwave activity in the temporal lobe. Hypergraphia has been observed in 8% of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. It is also associated with bipolar disorder. Manic and depressive episodes have been reported to intensify hypergraphia symptoms. Additionally schizophrenics and people with frontotemporal dementia can also experience a compulsive drive to write. Neurologist Alice Weaver Flaherty, in her book The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain, describes its relationship to writer's block and to compulsive reading or hyperlexia. Hypergraphia was one of the central issues in the 1999 trial of Alvin Rid...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=496944 ... Read more