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Impulse control disorder

MedGen UID:
5769
•Concept ID:
C0021122
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Disorders, Impulse Control; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders; Impulse Control Disorders; Impulse-Control Disorders
SNOMED CT: Impulse control disorder (66347000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001162

Definition

A category of behaviors that can be loosely defined as the failure to resist an impulsive act or behavior that may be harmful to self or others. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVImpulse control disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Gambling and substance use: Comorbidity and treatment implications.
Grant JE, Chamberlain SR
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2020 Apr 20;99:109852. Epub 2019 Dec 24 doi: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2019.109852. PMID: 31881248
Hair Loss: Common Causes and Treatment.
Phillips TG, Slomiany WP, Allison R
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 15;96(6):371-378. PMID: 28925637
Parkinson's disease treatment may cause impulse-control disorder via dopamine D3 receptors.
Seeman P
Synapse 2015 Apr;69(4):183-9. Epub 2015 Feb 3 doi: 10.1002/syn.21805. PMID: 25645960

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Compulsive shopping: A review and update.
Black DW
Curr Opin Psychol 2022 Aug;46:101321. Epub 2022 Mar 10 doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101321. PMID: 35367751
Prevalence of mental disorders in China: a cross-sectional epidemiological study.
Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Liu Z, Yu X, Yan J, Yu Y, Kou C, Xu X, Lu J, Wang Z, He S, Xu Y, He Y, Li T, Guo W, Tian H, Xu G, Xu X, Ma Y, Wang L, Wang L, Yan Y, Wang B, Xiao S, Zhou L, Li L, Tan L, Zhang T, Ma C, Li Q, Ding H, Geng H, Jia F, Shi J, Wang S, Zhang N, Du X, Du X, Wu Y
Lancet Psychiatry 2019 Mar;6(3):211-224. Epub 2019 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30511-X. PMID: 30792114
Impulse Control and Related Disorders in Parkinson's Disease.
Weintraub D, Claassen DO
Int Rev Neurobiol 2017;133:679-717. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.04.006. PMID: 28802938
Impulsive-compulsive sexual behavior.
Mick TM, Hollander E
CNS Spectr 2006 Dec;11(12):944-55. doi: 10.1017/s1092852900015133. PMID: 17146408
Pathological gambling.
Hollander E, Buchalter AJ, DeCaria CM
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2000 Sep;23(3):629-42. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70185-4. PMID: 10986732

Diagnosis

Prolactinomas.
Wildemberg LE, Fialho C, Gadelha MR
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104080. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104080. PMID: 34687915
Side Effect Profiles of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Naturalistic Setting.
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Prevalence of mental disorders in China: a cross-sectional epidemiological study.
Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang H, Liu Z, Yu X, Yan J, Yu Y, Kou C, Xu X, Lu J, Wang Z, He S, Xu Y, He Y, Li T, Guo W, Tian H, Xu G, Xu X, Ma Y, Wang L, Wang L, Yan Y, Wang B, Xiao S, Zhou L, Li L, Tan L, Zhang T, Ma C, Li Q, Ding H, Geng H, Jia F, Shi J, Wang S, Zhang N, Du X, Du X, Wu Y
Lancet Psychiatry 2019 Mar;6(3):211-224. Epub 2019 Feb 18 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(18)30511-X. PMID: 30792114
Hair Loss: Common Causes and Treatment.
Phillips TG, Slomiany WP, Allison R
Am Fam Physician 2017 Sep 15;96(6):371-378. PMID: 28925637
Pediatric trichotillomania.
Harrison JP, Franklin ME
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2012 Jun;14(3):188-96. doi: 10.1007/s11920-012-0269-8. PMID: 22437627Free PMC Article

Therapy

Prolactinomas.
Wildemberg LE, Fialho C, Gadelha MR
Presse Med 2021 Dec;50(4):104080. Epub 2021 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.lpm.2021.104080. PMID: 34687915
Side Effect Profiles of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Naturalistic Setting.
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Dopaminergic agonists in Parkinson's disease.
Alonso Cánovas A, Luquin Piudo R, García Ruiz-Espiga P, Burguera JA, Campos Arillo V, Castro A, Linazasoro G, López Del Val J, Vela L, Martínez Castrillo JC
Neurologia 2014 May;29(4):230-41. Epub 2011 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.04.012. PMID: 21724302
Pediatric trichotillomania.
Harrison JP, Franklin ME
Curr Psychiatry Rep 2012 Jun;14(3):188-96. doi: 10.1007/s11920-012-0269-8. PMID: 22437627Free PMC Article
Pathological gambling.
Hollander E, Buchalter AJ, DeCaria CM
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2000 Sep;23(3):629-42. doi: 10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70185-4. PMID: 10986732

Prognosis

Clinical implications for dopaminergic and functional neuroimage research in cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Hirano S
Mol Med 2021 Apr 15;27(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s10020-021-00301-7. PMID: 33858320Free PMC Article
Dopamine and reward hypersensitivity in Parkinson's disease with impulse control disorder.
Drew DS, Muhammed K, Baig F, Kelly M, Saleh Y, Sarangmat N, Okai D, Hu M, Manohar S, Husain M
Brain 2020 Aug 1;143(8):2502-2518. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa198. PMID: 32761061Free PMC Article
Impulse Control and Related Disorders in Parkinson's Disease.
Weintraub D, Claassen DO
Int Rev Neurobiol 2017;133:679-717. Epub 2017 Jun 1 doi: 10.1016/bs.irn.2017.04.006. PMID: 28802938
Incident impulse control disorder symptoms and dopamine transporter imaging in Parkinson disease.
Smith KM, Xie SX, Weintraub D
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2016 Aug;87(8):864-70. Epub 2015 Nov 3 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2015-311827. PMID: 26534930Free PMC Article
Dopaminergic agonists in Parkinson's disease.
Alonso Cánovas A, Luquin Piudo R, García Ruiz-Espiga P, Burguera JA, Campos Arillo V, Castro A, Linazasoro G, López Del Val J, Vela L, Martínez Castrillo JC
Neurologia 2014 May;29(4):230-41. Epub 2011 Jul 2 doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2011.04.012. PMID: 21724302

Clinical prediction guides

Role of dopamine and clinical heterogeneity in cognitive dysfunction in Parkinson's disease.
Cools R, Tichelaar JG, Helmich RCG, Bloem BR, Esselink RAJ, Smulders K, Timmer MHM
Prog Brain Res 2022;269(1):309-343. Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2022.01.012. PMID: 35248200
Side Effect Profiles of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Naturalistic Setting.
Anagha K, Shihabudheen P, Uvais NA
Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021 Jul 29;23(4) doi: 10.4088/PCC.20m02747. PMID: 34324797
Clinical implications for dopaminergic and functional neuroimage research in cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Hirano S
Mol Med 2021 Apr 15;27(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s10020-021-00301-7. PMID: 33858320Free PMC Article
Impulse control disorders and levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease: an update.
Voon V, Napier TC, Frank MJ, Sgambato-Faure V, Grace AA, Rodriguez-Oroz M, Obeso J, Bezard E, Fernagut PO
Lancet Neurol 2017 Mar;16(3):238-250. Epub 2017 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(17)30004-2. PMID: 28229895
The Subthalamic Nucleus, Limbic Function, and Impulse Control.
Rossi PJ, Gunduz A, Okun MS
Neuropsychol Rev 2015 Dec;25(4):398-410. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1007/s11065-015-9306-9. PMID: 26577509Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Delay discounting in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pennisi P, Salehinejad MA, Corso AM, Merlo EM, Avenanti A, Vicario CM
Behav Brain Res 2023 Jan 5;436:114101. Epub 2022 Sep 7 doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2022.114101. PMID: 36087861
Treatments and interventions for compulsive sexual behavior disorder with a focus on problematic pornography use: A preregistered systematic review.
Antons S, Engel J, Briken P, Krüger THC, Brand M, Stark R
J Behav Addict 2022 Sep 26;11(3):643-666. Epub 2022 Sep 9 doi: 10.1556/2006.2022.00061. PMID: 36083776Free PMC Article
Functional Connectivity in Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder - Systematic Review of Literature and Study on Heterosexual Males.
Draps M, Adamus S, Wierzba M, Gola M
J Sex Med 2022 Sep;19(9):1463-1471. Epub 2022 Jul 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2022.05.146. PMID: 35831231
Pathological Gambling Associated With Aripiprazole or Dopamine Replacement Therapy: Do Patients Share the Same Features? A Review.
Grall-Bronnec M, Sauvaget A, Perrouin F, Leboucher J, Etcheverrigaray F, Challet-Bouju G, Gaboriau L, Derkinderen P, Jolliet P, Victorri-Vigneau C
J Clin Psychopharmacol 2016 Feb;36(1):63-70. doi: 10.1097/JCP.0000000000000444. PMID: 26658263Free PMC Article
The association between pathological internet use and comorbid psychopathology: a systematic review.
Carli V, Durkee T, Wasserman D, Hadlaczky G, Despalins R, Kramarz E, Wasserman C, Sarchiapone M, Hoven CW, Brunner R, Kaess M
Psychopathology 2013;46(1):1-13. Epub 2012 Jul 31 doi: 10.1159/000337971. PMID: 22854219

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