Dynamic programming for impulse control

2008 ◽  
pp. 142-151
Author(s):  
Jerzy Zabczyk
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Programming ◽  
Impulse Control

Impulse Control in Discrete Time

2008 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 439-454
Author(s):  
Alain Bensoussan
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Programming ◽  
Control Theory ◽  
Variational Inequalities ◽  
Inventory Control ◽  
Discrete Time ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Standard Formulation

Abstract We present here impulse control theory in discrete time. We show the connection between quasi-variational inequalities (QVI) in this context, with the standard formulation of dynamic programming. We show that the QVI formulation brings many interesting features, completing the standard formulation of dynamic programming. We study applications to inventory control in discrete time.

Dopaminergics Appear to Impair Impulse Control

2008 ◽  
Vol 41 (17) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
PATRICE WENDLING
Keyword(s):  
Impulse Control

Self-Report vs. Computerized Measures of Impulsivity as a Correlate of Suicidal Behavior

Crisis ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Netta Horesh
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Attention Deficit Disorder ◽  
Impulse Control ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Adolescent Suicide ◽  
Continuous Performance Test ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
Computerized Measures ◽  
Adolescent Suicide Attempters

Objectives: To compare the use of a self-report form of impulsivity versus a computerized test of impulsivity in the assessment of suicidal adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Methods: Sixty consecutive admissions to an adolescent in patient unit were examined. The severity of suicidal behavior was measured with the Childhood Suicide Potential Scale (CSPS), and impulse control was measured with the self report Plutchik Impulse Control Scale (ICS) and with the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA), a continuous performance test (CPT). The TOVA is used to diagnose adolescents with attention deficit disorder. Results: There was a significant but low correlation between the two measures of impulsivity. Only the TOVA commission and omission errors differentiated between adolescent suicide attempters and nonattempters. Conclusions: Computerized measures of impulsivity may be a useful way to measure impulsivity in adolescent suicide attempters. Impulsivity appears to play a small role only in nondepressed suicidal adolescents, especially boys.

Aging, Gambling, and Impulse Control

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Richard Ferraro ◽  
Angela Allmara
Keyword(s):  
Impulse Control
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