According to new research, kids who may not be able to fully control their impulses — acting without thinking through the results of those actions — may be at a higher risk for critical health and ...

Medicines are a big part of the treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Stimulant drugs act on brain chemicals like norepinephrine, which is part of your body's noradrenergic ...

Pyromania is an impulse control disorder that gives people an intense urge to deliberately start fires. This may be for pleasure, to relieve tension, or for sexual gratification. Sometimes, people ...

Therapists explain where poor impulse control comes from, how to treat it, and why we're all mixing it up with the myth of the "addictive personality." Our editors independently select these products.

Cognitive control follows an inverted U-shaped curve, rising through youth, peaking in young adulthood, then declining in later life.

People with ADHD, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, can face a number of challenges when it comes to finances, which can include impulse spending. The ...

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has long been treated with stimulant medications like Adderall and Ritalin. These medications have been effective in ...

In my practice, I’ve found that most adults with ADHD struggled as far back as elementary school. Their parents yelled at them about their poor grades and not doing their homework, but they didn’t ...