According to new research, kids who may not be able to fully control their impulses — acting without thinking through the results of those actions — may be at a higher risk for critical health and ...

Methylphenidate helps the brain to regulate focus and impulse control. It is the most commonly used medicine for ADHD and is ...

Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by difficulties controlling aggressive or antisocial impulses. Because they can involve physical violence, theft, or ...

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

Managing impulses has always been challenging but now it is harder than perhaps ever before. Why? I'm still amazed that in the two years that I've been blogging for Psychology Today the post that ...

Pyromania is a type of impulse control disorder that is characterized by being unable to resist starting fires. People with pyromania know that setting fires is harmful. But setting fires is the only ...

The casual use of offensive language in public discourse is growing, but for some, an uncontrollable urge to curse might ...