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DSM-IV: Impulse-Control Disorders

Individuals with these mental disorders suffer from recurrent failure to resist impulsive behaviors that may be harmful to themselves or others.

These include: Intermittent Explosive Disorder | Kleptomania | Pathological Gambling | Pyromania | Trichotillomania

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition. Washington, DC, APA, 1994

The online Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders lists most of the major psychological disorders and illnesses and lists the criteria that must be fulfilled in order for a diagnosis to be made. This resource is not a substitute for proper professional psychiatric diagnosis.