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Impulse Control Disorder and Eating Disorders


Individuals with either bulimia or anorexia have long been said to have impulse control disorder (a loss of control of oneself, resulting in impulsive actions and extreme emotions, such as anger and rage.) It has been hypothesized that innate abnormalities in the food regulatory centers of the brain exist. Antidepressants have been thought to work by regulating this abnormality. Although some doctors do not accept this explanation, and research is certainly far from conclusive. It is known that impulse control problems exist in areas as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and sexual addictions.

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