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 ...

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 ...

Unless you’re one of the few and fortunate that can spend without batting an eye, impulse buying can affect your savings and lead to debt if it happens frequently. Budgeting is one of the most ...

Shopper studies show that over 75 per cent of purchases in traditional impulse categories—chocolates, confectioneries, cookies, salty snacks, and fizzy drinks—are now planned before entering a store.