Drugs commonly prescribed to treat Parkinson's disease have been linked to impulse control disorders such as pathological gambling, compulsive buying, hypersexuality and binge eating in some patients, ...

Although not all compulsive buyers are particularly interested with such distinctions, there's some uncertainty among the mental health profession about whether to see overshopping as a genuine ...

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 ...

Young people who play video games with "gambling-like" elements—such as buying loot boxes or in-game items—are more likely to go on to gamble with real money. Every night, millions of people across ...

Getting a headache and feeling sick are common side-effects for many medicines. Indulging in risky sexual behavior or pathological gambling—not so common. But a BBC investigation has highlighted that ...

Impulse control disorders in Parkinson’s disease comprise a spectrum of compulsive behaviours—such as pathological gambling, hypersexuality, compulsive shopping and binge eating—that emerge ...