BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

Impulse Control Disorders

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Impulse control disorders are a group of behaviors that cause the inability to resist an impulsive act or behavior that may be harmful to the sufferer or others. There are six types of impulse control disorders: Trichotillomania (the uncontrollable plucking of one’s own hair); intermittent explosive disorder (an inability to control violent impulses); pathological gambling (the uncontrollable impulse to gamble); kleptomania (an inability to resist the urge to steal); pyromania (the inability to control the impulse to set fires); and not otherwise specified, including sexual addiction, repetitive self-mutilation and compulsive shopping.

Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition

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Psychiatry

In the Department of Psychiatry, our comprehensive model combines compassionate, culturally sensitive care with state-of-the-art treatment for mental health conditions, addiction,…
Psychiatry