This volume compiles 13 chapters that examine aspects of impulsivity, including its relationship to alcohol use, obsessive compulsive disorder, suicidal behavior in patients with bipolar
disorder, addictive behavioral disorders, depression and mania, and adolescents. Chapters also address the five traits of impulsivity, possible genetic and neurotransmitter causes, a model of
trait impulsivity, the need for research on gender differences, self-report questionnaires, and other tests. Contributors work in psychology, psychiatry, education, and other fields around the
world. One chapter is by an author whose native language is not English; it contains many grammatical errors. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
