Topics: Disorders : Impulse Control
Contains sites and sub categories for disorders in which a person acts on a certain impulse, that is potentially and knowingly harmful to him or her, but they cannot resist it.
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Includes sites that deal with the intermittent Explosive Disorder which is characterized by several discrete episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property.
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Kleptomania
Sites dealing with the mental health issue of impulsive and irresistible acts of stealing and shoplifting, despite awareness of potentially self-harmful consequences.
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Pathological Gambling
Gambling can be defined as playing a game of chance for stakes. Gambling occurs in many forms, most commonly pari-mutuels (horse and dog tracks, off-track-betting parlors, Jai Alai), lotteries, casinos (slot machines, table games), bookmaking (sports books and horse books), card rooms, bingo and the stock market.Pathological gambling is a progressive disease that devastates not only the gambler but everyone with whom he or she has a significant relationship.
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Pyromania
Sites listed here deal with the mental health aspects of compulsive fire starting.
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Self Injury
Self Injury can go by many names, such as: Cutting Self Injurious Behavior Deliberate Self Harm Self Inflicted Violence Repetitive Self-Harm Syndrome Self Injury is far more widespread than is generally realised, especially in adolescents under stress.
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Personal Pages,
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Trichotillomania
Trichotillomania (TTM), or hair pulling, is a common disorder that results in significant hair loss.
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