[Classification of pathological drives in children and adolescents]

A new approach to classification of pathological drives (impulse control disorders) in children and adolescents is proposed basing on both literary data and author's own observations. 5 criteria were picked out: 1) correlation of biological and social factors in the genesis of pathological drives; 2) personal attitude to the drive; 3) presence (or absence) of the opposite motivations struggle; 4) outcome of the struggle of motivations; 5) acuteness and stability of pathological drive. The latter criterion was considered as leading, and the necessity of determination of different forms of this pathology was shown taking into the consideration characteristics of the former criteria. Such approach to systematization of pathological drives increases significantly exactness of clinical description of the syndrome, its diagnoss and peculiarities of its dynamics. Besides, it permits to cover all different forms of this pathology and cnables computer processing of clinical data.