Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by difficulties controlling aggressive or antisocial impulses. Because they can involve physical violence, theft, or ...

Pyromania is an impulse control disorder that gives people an intense urge to deliberately start fires. This may be for pleasure, to relieve tension, or for sexual gratification. Sometimes, people ...

You’ve probably been told your whole life to just “try harder” when it comes to impulse control. For many neurodivergent women, that advice comes laced with blame, shame, or guilt. You start to wonder ...