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Compulsivity, impulsivity, and the DSM-5 process

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2013

Gregory S. Berlin  and
Eric Hollander
Gregory S. Berlin
Affiliation:
Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Eric Hollander*
Affiliation:
Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Program, Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
*
*Address for correspondence: Eric Hollander, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E. 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. (Email: eholland@montefiore.org)
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Abstract

Compulsivity and impulsivity are cross-cutting, dimensional symptom domains that span traditional diagnostic boundaries. We examine compulsivity and impulsivity from several perspectives and present implications for these symptom domains as they relate to classification. We describe compulsivity and impulsivity as general concepts, from the perspectives of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) Research Planning Agenda, and from the DSM-5 workgroups, literature reviews, and field trials. Finally, we detail alternative modes of classification for compulsivity and impulsivity in line with the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).

Keywords

Compulsivitycross-cutting symptom domainsDSM-5impulsivityRDoC
Type
Review Articles
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 19 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 62 - 68
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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