Repetitive urges to inflict burns: An unusual presentation of impulse control disorder

Repetitive urges to inflict burns: An unusual presentation of impulse control disorder

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 c...

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Main Authors: Arghya Pal, Arpit Parmar, Raman Deep Pattanayak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Industrial Psychiatry Journal
Subjects:
Burn injury
impulse control disorder
nosology
Online Access:http://www.industrialpsychiatry.org/article.asp?issn=0972-6748;year=2016;volume=25;issue=1;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=Pal

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