This article offers a new model for bulimia nervosa (BN) that explains both the initial
impulsive nature of binge eating and purging, as well as the compulsive quality of the fully …

Background: Repetitive skin picking, a selfinjurious behavior that may cause severe tissue
damage, has received scant empirical attention. The authors examined the demographics …

To test the hypothesis that pathological gambling can be classified as an Obsessive-
Compulsive Spectrum Disorder, the Padua Inventory was administered to 40 diagnosed …

Impulsivity has been a widely explored construct, particularly as a personality-based risk
factor for addictive behaviors. The authors review evidence that (a) there is no single …

This study investigated the relationship between impulsivity and obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD). The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS) was used to examine (i) levels of …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) has been related to a dysfunction of anterior cingulate
cortex, amygdala, and prefrontal cortex and has been associated clinically with impulsivity …

Background: Impulsive and compulsive traits represent a variety of maladaptive behaviors
defined by the difficulties to stop an improper response and the control of a repeated …

Obsessive–compulsive and impulsive behaviors co-occur in certain psychiatric conditions.
Some have suggested that these disturbances constitute a spectrum of altered psychologies …

Impulsiveness has been linked to fast guesses and premature responses in reaction time
tasks like the Eriksen flanker task or the Go/Nogo task. In the present study, healthy subjects …

OBJECTIVE: A few personality traits are characteristic of pathologic gamblers (PGs), but it is
not clear if and how their personality profile differs from that of non-pathologic gamblers (non …