A 30-year-old member asked:
what does "inhibitory volition" mean adhd?
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Dr. Robert Woods answered
Psychiatry 30 years experience
Poor Impulse Control: Inhibitory volition is a fancy term for poor impulse control. People with adhd tend to have poor impulse control or deficits in inhibitory volition.
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Dr. Glen Elliott commented
Child Psychiatry 43 years experience
It is important to understand that there are many other reasons for poor impulse control besides ADHD, including immaturity, anxiety, and impulse control disorder. It is a symptom, not a diagnosis.
Oct 16, 2012
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What does "inhibitory volition" = adhd?
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Dr. Robert Marvit answered
Psychiatry 57 years experience
Not necessarily: Irresistable impulse may be an impulse not resisted. There are degrees of both volition and inhibition they are not equal or the same.
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