Impulse control disorders are conditions where people have impulses that are difficult or impossible to resist. These may include taking things that do not belong to them (kleptomania) or an urge to ...

Impulse control issues refer to the difficulty some people have in stopping themselves from engaging in certain behaviors. Common examples include: gambling stealing aggressive behavior toward others ...

Impulsive and compulsive behaviors have become increasingly associated with Parkinson disease (PD) and treatment. Recently, the International Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Society commissioned a ...

Do you ever feel like your mind hops from one thing to the next without warning? That pull to act on sudden ideas or speak before you’ve thought it through— that’s impulse control. Prefer to listen ...

New research finds that a certain workout plan may make you less impulsive. Experts explain how it works and what the ...

How the brain controls impulsive behavior may be significantly different than psychologists have thought for the last 40 years. That is the unexpected conclusion of a study by an international team of ...