1.3.3—Treatment of impulse control disorders

1.3.3 Treatment and management of impulse control disorders.

• biological treatments (exemplified by the following key study).
• Key study on treating gambling disorder with drugs and placebo: Grant et al. (2008).
• psychological (cognitive-behavioural) therapies including:.
• covert sensitisation, including a study, e.g. Glover (1985).

This matters because —treatment of impulse control disorders determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply —treatment of impulse control disorders to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: —Treatment of impulse control disorders is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.