Citation

Stein DJ, Hollander E, Liebowitz MR. J. Neuropsychiatry Clin. Neurosci. 1993; 5(1): 9-17.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, American Neuropsychiatric Association, Publisher American Psychiatric Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7679020

Abstract

Clinical impulsivity has been characterized in both dimensional and categorical terms. Whereas DSM-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 of an underlying behavioral dimension. The authors review research on impulsivity and the impulse control disorders from a biological perspective. In particular, they critically review evidence that the serotonin neurotransmitter system mediates symptoms and traits of impulsive personality disorders and the impulse control disorders.

Language: en