Impulse Control Disorders

Aboujaoude

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Edition:	1st
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISBN:	0-521-89870-6 (0521898706)
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-89870-6 (9780521898706)
Binding:	Hardcover
Copyright:	2010
Publish Date:	02/10
Weight:	1.70 Lbs.
Pages:	324
Carton Quantity:	14
Subject Class:	NEU (Neurology and Neuroscience)
Doody Star Rating:	4
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
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Abstract:

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.

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