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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
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Neuropsychological assessment as a predictor of weight loss in obese adolescents
Background:Obese individuals are known to be more impulsive than their normal-weight counterparts. Impulsivity has been… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Information processing bias in anorexia nervosa
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
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… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Correlates of suicide and violence risk in an inpatient population: Coping styles and social support
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Validation of hyperactive, aggressive, and mixed hyperactive/aggressive childhood disorders: a research note.
Eighty-five non-referred school children were divided into four groups based upon the IOWA Conners Teacher's Questionnaire: pure… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Reduced central serotonin turnover in a subgroup of alcoholics?
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