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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F03.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Intermittent Explosive Disorder- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Disorders, Intermittent Explosive
- Explosive Disorder, Intermittent
- Intermittent Explosive Disorders
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