Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are characterized by an inability to resist an intense impulse or drive to perform a particular act that is excessive and/or harmful to self/others. Till date, there is no published report of an ICD presenting with repetitive urges to inflict burns. We describe the case of an adult male in regular follow-up for 6 months who presented with intense, irresistible, ...

This paper describes the treatment of a court-referred exhibitionist using principles of Functional Analytic Psychotherapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. The patient's urges to expose, acts of exposure, and drug use were assessed during 12 months of treatment and at a 6-month follow-up. Results indicated that the patient's urges to expose and frequency of public masturbation at treatmen...

Alcoholism can be described as a disorder characterized by impulsive decision-making processes, wherein potential short-term appetitive outcomes of drinking (e.g., intoxication) are deemed more important than potential long-term aversive consequences of drinking (e.g., drunk-driving arrests). Separate but interrelated neurocognitive pathways to impulsive decision making exist - one reflected by...