Oxford Handbook of Impulse Control Disorders

by Jon E. Grant and Marc N. Potenza

Book Overview

Impulsivity, to varying degrees, is what underlies human behavior and decision-making processes. As such, a thorough examination of impulsivity allows us to better understand modes of normal behavior and action as well as a range of related psychopathological disorders, including kleptomania, pyromania, trichotillomania, intermittent explosive disorder, and pathological gambling -- disorders grouped under the term "impulse control disorders" (ISDs)...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195389719
• ISBN13: 9780195389715
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.3" x 10.1"