Impulsive people have a strong urge to act without thinking. It is sometimes regarded as a
positive trait but rash impulsiveness is also widely present in clinical disorders such as …

Impulsivity is a heterogenous phenomenon encompassing several behavioural phenomena
that can be dissociated neuroanatomically as well as pharmacologically. Impulsivity is …

III-R classifies personality disorders characterized by impulsivity and impulse control
disorders as discrete entities, impulsive symptoms and traits can also be conceived in terms …

Disorders characterized by impulsivity include disorders of impulse control (intermittent
explosive disorder, pyromania, kleptomania, pathological gambling and trichotillomania) …

Addictions are often characterized as forms of impulsive behavior. That said, it is often noted
that impulsivity is a multidimensional construct, spanning several psychological domains …

Impulsivity, broadly defined as action without foresight, is a component of numerous
psychiatric illnesses including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mania and …

Neuropsychological assessment shows great promise in the investigation of impulsivity and
its brain substrates. These results support a key role for response inhibition, a function linked …

Impulsivity received considerable attention in the context of drug misuse and certain
neuropsychiatric conditions. Because of its great health and well-being importance, it is …

We demonstrate through theoretical, empirical, and sociocultural evidence that the concept
of impulsivity fails the basic requirements of a psychological construct and should be …

OBJECTIVE: The authors discuss the relationship of impulsivity to psychiatric disorders and
present selected hypotheses regarding the reasons for these relationships. METHOD …