While not all impulsive behavior speaks of mental illness, a wide range of mental health disorders which often emerge in adolescence, including depression and substance abuse, have been linked to ...

Genetic analysis of impulsive traits reveals heterogeneous underpinnings, challenging the notion of a single construct. The genetic underpinnings of impulsivity are heterogeneous, suggesting that it ...

Recently, psychologists have stepped outside of the clinical setting and have accumulated research on how the dark side of human nature varies in the general population. What has become quite clear is ...

Impulsivity numbers among the core symptom domains of ADHD, though it takes up only four of the 18 symptoms in the diagnostic criteria: Talks excessively in social situations Has difficulty waiting ...

We can all act on an impulse, with some seemingly doing it more often and others less. Psychologists have been studying ...