Psychiatry
Compulsive, Impulsive and Anxiety Disorders Program

Compulsive and Impulsive Disorders Center of Excellence

The Mount Sinai Compulsive and Impulsive Disorders Program (CIDP) have conducted groundbreaking research on compulsive and impulsive disorders for the past 20 years. We now provide a state-of-the-art clinical center for the assessment and treatment of adults (age 18 and older) with these disorders. Our Center of Excellence is committed to providing each patient with a comprehensive personalized evaluation and plan of care, formulated by experts who are informed by and contribute to the latest medical knowledge in the field.

To schedule an appointment or for more information please call:

Holly Hamilton
Tel.: (212) 241-3041
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230
New York, NY 10029

What disorders does CIDCE see?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder self-report questionnaire

Have you ever been bothered by thoughts that didn't make any sense and kept coming back to you even when you tried not to have them?

If yes: When you had these thoughts, did you try hard to get them out of your head?

Was there ever anything that you had to do over and over again and couldn't resist doing, like washing your hands again and again, counting up to a certain number, or checking something several times to make sure that you'd done it right?

What effect does this have on your life?

Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)

Body Dysmorphic Disorder self-report questionnaire

Are you bothered by a certain part of your appearance?

Think about a typical day. In all, about how much time do you spend thinking about that part of your appearance?

How much does this bother you?

What effect has this had on your life?

Tourette's syndrome

Tourette's Disorder self-report questionnaire

  1. Have you ever experienced any tics or grimaces or other sudden, rapid, involuntary movements?

    If yes, were they in different parts of your body?

  2. Have you ever experienced any noises or sounds that you were unable to control such as clicks, grunts, yelps, whistling, barks, sniffs, snorts, or coughs?
If you answered yes to either 1 or 2 above, please continue…

How often do these movements/sounds occur?

What effect does this have on your life?

When did you first start making these movements and sounds?

Hypochondriasis

Hypochondriasis self-report questionnaire

Do you worry about having a physical illness?

Do you see several doctors in an attempt to receive a correct diagnosis?

Do you ever believe that the doctor is wrong or made a mistake?

Trichotillomania

Trichotillomania self-report questionnaire

Have you ever pulled out hair from anywhere on your body?

Did you feel an increasing sense of tension right before pulling out your hair or if you tried to resist doing it?

Did you feel pleasure, satisfaction, or relief when pulling out your hair?

Did you have a medical condition or skin problem that caused you to pull out your hair?

How much has your hair pulling affected your life?

During the past month have you pulled out your hair?

Pathological Gambling (PG)

Pathological Gambling self-report questionnaire

Have you ever gambled for money or other items of value?
If yes please continue…

How often do you gamble now?

How much money do you typically gamble?

When was the last time you gambled?

Do you feel like you're preoccupied with gambling?

Do you need to gamble with increasing amounts of money?

Do you feel restless or irritable when you try to stop or cut down on your gambling?

Do you gamble as a way of escaping your problems or relieving bad feelings?

After losing money gambling, do you return another day to get even?

Have you ever lied to your family, friends, therapist, or others to conceal your gambling?

Have you ever committed an illegal act to finance your gambling?

Have you risked or lost relationships, a job, or school because of your gambling?

Do you rely on others to relieve your financial situation due to gambling?

Internet Addiction

Compulsive Internet Use self-report questionnaire

How often do you use the internet?

Have you ever felt that your internet use was out of control?

Has your internet use ever caused any problems for you?

Has anyone ever objected to how much time you spent using the internet?

Kleptomania

Kleptomania self-report questionnaire

Have you ever stolen things that you really didn't need?

Did you feel a sense of tension building up before you stole these things?

Did you feel a sense of pleasure or relief right after you stole these things?

Did you steal things because you were angry at someone or trying to get back at someone?

During the past month have you stolen anything?

Compulsive Shopping

Compulsive Shopping self-report questionnaire

How much time do you spend shopping or buying things?

Have you ever felt that your shopping or buying behavior was out of control?

Has your shopping or buying behavior ever caused problems for you?

Has anyone ever objected to how much time you spend shopping or how much you spent?

Have you ever had financial problems because of your shopping or spending behavior?

What effect does this have on your life?

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