Nondiscrimination Policy Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

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Impulse Control Disorders

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,…