Drug Therapy and Impulse-Control Disorders

Examines impulse control disorders, their symptoms and manifestations, how they can be controlled and treated, and what it is like to live with impulse control disorder.

Cathi I. White - Children's Literature

Jerry screamed, overturned the table, and put his hand through the glass because he had lost in a card game. He is not just letting out anger, but experiencing symptoms from intermittent explosive disorder. Mary stole little inexpensive things from stores that she didn't even want. She knew it was wrong but could not stop. Mary is suffering from kleptomania. Jeremiah has a fascination with fires. He loved the way fire looked, how it smelled and loved to see it consume things. His obsession and preoccupation with fire makes him a pyromaniac. Pilar has uncontrollable urges to pull her hair repeatedly so that she has become bald in spots. Pilar is suffering from trichotillomania. Jose's love for gambling has cost him two jobs and his family. He has become a pathological gambler. These people are all suffering from impulse-control disorders. This educational book gives insight to these psychiatric disorders along with the struggles they cause for the person who has them. Read how these disorders can be controlled with psychotherapy and medication. The information in this book is very instructive, easy to read, and is part of the series, "Psychiatric Disorders: Drugs and Psychology for the Mind and Body." 2004, Mason Crest Publishers, Ages 12 up.