Table of Contents
Contributors ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
Section I Acquisitive Impulses
1 Compulsive Buying: Clinical Aspects Donald W. Black 5
2 Compulsive Buying: Cultural Contributors and Consequences April Lane Benson Helga Dittmar Reeta Wolfsohn 23
3 Kleptomania: Clinical Aspects Lorrin M. Koran Dana Bodnik Pinhas N. Dannon 34
4 Kleptomania and the Law Brad Novak 45
5 Pathological Gambling: Clinical Aspects Jon E. Grant Brian L. Odlaug 51
6 Pathological Gambling: Promoting Risk, Provoking Ruin Laura M. Letson 75
7 Cash and Casinos: An Indian Perspective Eileen M. Luna-Firebaugh 89
Section II Pellicular Impulses
18 Trichotillomania: Clinical Aspects Michael R. Walther Benjamin T. P. Tucker Douglas W. Woods 97
19 Trichotillomania: The View from Dermatology Drew Miller Amy McMichael 111
10 How to Create a National Advocacy Organization Christina S. Pearson 118
11 Skin Picking: Clinical Aspects Celal Çalikusu Özlem Tecer 124
12 Skin Picking: The View from Dermatology Rungsima Wanitphakdeedecha Tina S. Alster 138
13 Onychophagia (Nail Biting): Clinical Aspects Timothy Ivor Williams 144
14 Nail Biting and Other Oral Habits: A Dentist's Perspective Sven E. Widmalm Duane C. McKay 157
Section III Information-Seeking Impulses
15 Problematic Internet Use: Clinical Aspects Timothy Liu Marc N. Potenza 167
16 Virtual Violence: The Games People Play Vladan Starcevic Guy Porter 182
17 Counseling in Cyberspace: Your E-Therapist Is on Call John H. Greist 189
Section IV Sexual and Aggressive Impulses
18 Hypersexuality: Clinical Aspects Peer Briken Andreas Hill Wolfgang Berner 197
19 The Sex Industry: Public Vice, Hidden Victims William M. Spice 213
20 Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Clinical Aspects Emil F. Coccaro Michael S. McCloskey 221
21 Violence against Women: Preventing a Social Scourge Joan C. Chrisler Sheila Ferguson 233
22 Intimate Partner Violence: Aggression at Close Quarters Christy M. McKinney Raul Caetano 240
23 Pyromania: Clinical Aspects Candice Germain Michel Lejoyeux 255
24 Arson: Choking off the Flames Paul Schwartzman 269
Appendix I Treatment Guidelines 275
Appendix II List of Scales and Assessment Instruments 280
Index 297