Impulse Control Disorders

"Impulse Control Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Disorders whose essential features are the failure to resist an impulse, drive, or temptation to perform an act that is harmful to the individual or to others. Individuals experience an increased sense of tension prior to the act and pleasure, gratification or release of tension at the time of committing the act.

Descriptor ID

D007174

MeSH Number(s)

F03.500

Concept/Terms

Impulse Control Disorders

Intermittent Explosive Disorder

Kleptomania

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Mental Disorders [F03]
Impulse Control Disorders [F03.500]

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