@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiologic and clinical updates on impulse control disorders: a critical review",
journal="European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience",
year="2006",
author="Dell'osso, Bernardo and Altamura, A. Carlo and Allen, Andrea and Marazziti, Donatella and Hollander, Eric",
volume="256",
number="8",
pages="464-475",
abstract="The article reviews the current knowledge about the impulse control disorders (ICDs) with specific emphasis on epidemiological and pharmacological advances. In addition to the traditional ICDs present in the DSM-IV-pathological gambling, trichotillomania, kleptomania, pyromania and intermittent explosive disorder-a brief description of the new proposed ICDs-compulsive-impulsive (C-I) Internet usage disorder, C-I sexual behaviors, C-I skin picking and C-I shopping-is provided. Specifically, the article summarizes the phenomenology, epidemiology and comorbidity of the ICDs. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between ICDs and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Finally, current pharmacological options for treating ICDs are presented and discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0940-1334",
doi="10.1007/s00406-006-0668-0",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-006-0668-0"
}