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Impulsive Behavior

Known as: impulsive behaviour, Impulsive Behaviors, Poor impulse control 
An act performed without delay, reflection, voluntary direction or obvious control in response to a stimulus.
National Institutes of Health

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Attention Deficit DisorderDelay DiscountingDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersExecutive Function

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Behavior

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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Two-month stability of hyperbolic discount rates for delayed monetary gains in abstinent inpatient alcoholics.
OBJECTIVES Alcohol dependence has been associated with disrupted neuroendocrine systems, impulsivity in intertemporal choice… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Adult Social Attachment Disturbance Is Related to Childhood Maltreatment and Current Symptoms in Borderline Personality Disorder
We characterized borderline personality disorder (BPD) along two fundamental dimensions of adult social attachment and evaluated… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Sexualization and Lifestyle Impulsivity: Clinically Valid Discriminators in Sexual Offenders
Following clinical observations in this study a comparison was undertaken between nonsexualized rapists, sexualized rapists, and… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Personality and Memory in Old Age
We examined the impact of personality on episodic memory performance in a sample of 287 healthy adults aged 68-95 years… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Serotonin transporter gene regulatory region polymorphism (5-HTTLPR), [3H]paroxetine binding in healthy control subjects and alcohol-dependent patients and their relationships to impulsivity
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
CSF 5-HIAA levels are lower in impulsive as compared to nonimpulsive violent suicide attempters and control subjects
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Characteristics of suicidality among adolescents.
The identification of high-risk adolescent suicide attempters in a population of depressed and suicidal adolescents is of crucial… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Reduced central serotonin turnover in a subgroup of alcoholics?
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
MacAndrew Addiction Scale and other MMPI characteristics associated with obesity, anorexia and smoking behavior.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Controlled observations on patterns of activity, attention, and impulsivity in brain-damaged and psychiatrically disturbed boys
SYNOPSIS Objective measurements taken from boys with and without a conduct disorder and with and without associated brain injury… 
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