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	Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: intermittent explosive disorder
		Intermittent explosive disorder is marked by sudden, unpredictable acts of violent, aggressive behavior in otherwise normal persons.
		The exact cause of intermittent explosive disorder is not known.
		The cause of intermittent explosive disorder is not known.
	health.discovery.com /encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=2891&page=1 (300 words)

	Intermittent explosive disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is an uncommon disorder of the brain characterized by explosive outbursts of behaviour (throwing, breaking things, inflicting physical harm on others).
		Those who do have unprovoked violence associated with the disorder show loss of cells and abnormalities in the left hemisphere of the brain.
		It is listed in the DSM IV as a psychiatric diagnosis, but some medical professionals question the legitimacy of this disorder.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intermittent_explosive_disorder (138 words)

	Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Intermittent Explosive Disorder
		The individual may describe the episodes as "spells" or "attacks" in which the explosive behavior is preceded by a sense of tension or arousal and followed immediately by a sense of relief.
		Intermittent Explosive Disorder is marked by several discrete episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property.
		Explosive episodes may be associated with affective symptoms such as irritability or rage, increased energy, and racing thoughts during the aggressive impulses and acts, and rapid onset of depressed mood and fatigue after the acts.
	www.psychologytoday.com /conditions/explosive.html (488 words)

	Personality Can't Diminish Capacity
		Personality disorders, and bad personality traits are distinguished by their overall benefit to the person who has them.
		Those with personality disorders therefore do not really endeavor to change, because their behavior is really practical or even desirable, rather than alien to them.
		Intermittent explosive disorder is a perfect example of this; a condition of lethal power, quick and without regard, necessarily, for the object of the violence.
	echo.forensicpanel.com /1998/10/1/personalitycant.html (1287 words)

	Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Intermittent Explosive Disorder
		This disorder is a controversial category because some clinicians believe that it is only a symptom of other diagnoses rather than a disorder on its own.
		Individuals with Intermittent Explosive Disorder sometimes describe intense impulses to be aggressive prior to their aggressive acts.
		Although the prevalence of intermittent explosive disorder is unknown yet considered rare, the disorder is probably more common than realized and may be an important cause of violent behavior.
	cms.psychologytoday.com /conditions/explosive.html (488 words)

	BehaveNet® Clinical Capsule™: Intermittent Explosive Disorder
		Individuals with this Impulse-Control Disorder recurrently fail to resist impulsive aggressive destruction of property or assault of other persons far in excess of what might be considered appropriate with respect to any precipitating event.
		Several discrete episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property.
		Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition.
	www.behavenet.com /capsules/disorders/explosivedis.htm (85 words)

	Intermittent Explosive Disorder
		Many psychiatric disorders are associated with impulsive aggression, but some individuals demonstrate violent outbursts of rage, which are variously referred to as rage attacks, anger attacks, episodic dyscontrol, or intermittent explosive disorder.
		Intermittent explosive disorder was first formally conceptualized as a psychiatric disorder.
		Studies suggest that patients with intermittent explosive disorders respond to treatment with antidepressants such as tricyclic antidepressants and serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and mood stabilizers such as lithium, carbamazepine, and divalproex.
	www.psychnet-uk.com /dsm_iv/intermittent_explosive_disorder.htm (269 words)

	Impulse control disorders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		Impulse control disorders are characterized by an inability to resist the impulse to perform an action that is harmful to one's self or others.
		Intermittent explosive disorder is more common among men, and involves aggressive outbursts that lead to assaults on others or destruction of property.
		A personality disorder in which an individual is prone to intermittent explosive episodes of aggression during which he or she causes bodily harm or destroys property.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/ency/impulse_control_disorders.jsp (1081 words)

	Impulse control disorders are broadly defined as mental disorders... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		Intermittent explosive disorder was not recognized as a mental disorder in DSM-I. In 1968 DSM-II described "Explosive personality", specifying character pathology associated with outbursts of aggression, perhaps linked to ictal episodes.
		Thus, impulse control disorders have been postulated to be variants of OCD or members of larger family of obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders.
		Thus, these disorders and underlying behaviour reflects a chronic repetitive eruption of a impulse which gratifies instinctual needs in a way that is ego dystonic outside of impulse ridden episode but which is ego syntonic and highly pleasurable during episode itself.
	www.indegene.com /Psy/FeatArt/indPsyFeatArt9.html (3104 words)

	Intermittent Explosive Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		Intermittent Explosive Disorder is the inability to control violent impulses but it is critical to distinguish this from bouts of bad temper and/or bad behaviour by excluding innummerable other possible causes.
		Indeed, many researchers and clinicians are reluctant to accept this disorder as a separate entity, given that anger and aggression are extremely common in a wide range of psychiatric conditions.
		The vulnerability of individuals with this disorder to substance abuse needs to be borne in mind when prescribing and monitoring the medications.
	www.psychdirect.com /forensic/Criminology/impulse/explosive.htm (716 words)

	Intermittent explosive disorder - MayoClinic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		Intermittent explosive disorder is a rare impulse control disorder that's characterized by repeated episodes of aggressive, violent behavior.
		A person with intermittent explosive disorder may describe these episodes as "spells" or "attacks." Later, the person may be upset or feel remorse, regret or embarrassment about the aggression.
		Not all aggressive behavior is due to intermittent explosive disorder.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/intermittent-explosive-disorder/AN00306 (266 words)

	eMedicine - Psychiatric Illness Associated With Criminality : Article by William H Wilson, MD
		Estimated prevalence of this disorder in the general population is 3% of males and less than 1% of females.
		Intermittent explosive disorder: Although episodic violence is common in the United States, according to strict diagnostic criteria, this disorder is rare.
		Antisocial personality disorder is among the disorders most resistant to treatment, perhaps because individuals with this disorder are so indifferent to the impact of their actions on others.
	www.emedicine.com /med/topic3485.htm (3676 words)

	Psychological Impulse Control Disorders
		When loss of control is only a component of a disorder, it usually does not have to be a part of the behavior pattern, and other symptoms must also be present for the diagnosis to be made.
		Intermittent Explosive Disorder - Episodes of aggressive outbursts resulting in either destruction of property or physical assaults on others.
		The criteria for a diagnosis of intermittent explosive disorder are almost always present in domestic violence situations, except when the violence occurs only in conjunction with substance abuse or intoxication.
	www.psychologyinfo.com /problems/impulse_control.html (1461 words)

	Intermittent explosive disorder
		Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a mental disturbance that is characterized by specific episodes of violent and aggressive behavior that may involve harm to others or destruction of property.
		The DSM-IV decribes intermittent explosive disorder as one of several impulse-control disorders, including kleptomania (impulsive stealing), pathological gambling, and pyromania (setting fires).
		Many psychiatrists do not place intermittent explosive disorder into a separate clinical category but consider it a symptom of other psychiatric and mental disorders.
	www.lifesteps.com /gm/Atoz/ency/intermittent_explosive_disorder.jsp (602 words)

	Intermittent Explosive Disorder - Mental Health Disorders on MedicineNet.com
		This disorder is a controversial category because some clinicians believe that it is only a symptom of other diagnoses rather than a disorder on its own (Morrison, 1995).
		Although the prevalence of intermittent explosive disorder is unknown and considered rare, the disorder is probably more common than realized and may be an important cause of violent behavior.
		Studies suggest that patients with intermittent explosive disorders respond to treatment with antidepressants and mood stabilizers.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=38087&page=2 (538 words)

	Out of control anger - The Boston Globe
		Now, increasingly, the catchphrase is ''Intermittent Explosive Disorder." Researchers delving into pathological anger report that it is more widespread than anyone had suspected.
		Kessler's study found that when all the impulse disorders are lumped together, from compulsive gambling to Attention Deficit Disorder, they are even more common than mood problems like depression.
		The disorder, considered an impulse-control problem, is most common among 18-29 year-olds and its prevalence declines with age.
	www.boston.com /yourlife/health/diseases/articles/2005/08/08/out_of_control_anger?page=full (1085 words)

	Bipolar Disorder, Co-occurring Conditions, and the Need for Extreme Caution Before Initiating Drug Treatment
		Perhaps the greatest source of diagnostic confusion in childhood bipolar disorder is that its symptoms overlap with many of the symptoms of attention-deficit disorder with hyperactivity.
		The only major epidemiological study of bipolar disorders in youth was conducted by Dr. Peter Lewinson and colleagues at the Oregon Research Institute, and they found that a significant percentage (61.1 percent) of the bipolar adolescents began their course of illness with either minor or major depressive episodes.
		Now understanding that early-onset bipolar disorder is frequently co-morbid with other childhood psychiatric conditions, doctors and parents should be concerned that a medication used to treat these other conditions may "flush out" a previously quiescent bipolar gene that can significantly worsen the course of illness and potentially wreak havoc with that child’s life.
	www.bipolarchild.com /newsletters/9911.html (1803 words)

	Intermittent Explosive Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		The essential feature of an Impulse Control Disorder is the failure to resist a temptation, drive, or impulse to perform an act that is harmful to the person or to others or results in the destruction of property.
		The disorder apparently is rare and affects mostly males.
		Other disorders can be deferred at this time because the criteria for these are not met (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, a Psychotic Disorder, a Manic Episode, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Alzheimer’s disease, a general medical condition, or direct physiological effects of a substance abuse).
	cstl-coe.semo.edu /pope/Courses/CP643/conpages/ied-ddw-02.html (2387 words)

	Intermittent Explosive Disorder
		The Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder with Neurotherapy By Jan Ford Mustin,...
		Intermittent Explosive Disorder With six instances of rampaging students in...
		Recognition and Treatment of DSM-IV Intermittent Explosive Disorder Susan L. McElroy, M.D. Although models of impulsive aggression are often associated with psychiatric disorders, some individuals...
	www.health-nexus.com /intermittent_explosive_disorder.htm (200 words)

	Intermittent Explosive Disorder - RealAge Medical Encyclopedia
		Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is an impulse control disorder.
		As with other impulse control disorders, the cause of IED is not known.
		Your behaviors are not caused by another mental disorder such as bipolar disorder, depression, or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
	www.realage.com /research_library/searchResults.aspx?link=file://Utility2/crsfiles/bha/bha_interexp_bha.htm (483 words)

	BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - More than a compulsion
		The relationship of these disorders to OCD is supported by the fact that they all feature intrusive impulses (similar to obsessions in OCD) followed by uncontrollable actions (similar to OCD compulsions).
		But people who suffer from OC spectrum disorders find it impossible to resist urges to behave in a way that they know is ultimately harmful, either to themselves or to others.
		Some researchers think that eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia are also OC spectrum disorders.
	www.bbc.co.uk /science/humanbody/mind/articles/personalityandindividuality/selfcontrol.shtml (698 words)

	Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology: Intermittent explosive disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		Persons with this disorder experience episodes of aggressive or violent behavior that result in assault of a person or animal or the destruction of property.
		This disorder can appear at any age, but is more common in adolescence through the 20s, and is more common in males.
		This disorder is believed to be rare, and reliable statistics on the frequency of occurrence are not available.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2699/is_0005/ai_2699000514 (177 words)

	Biofeedback and Intermittent Explosive Disorder
		Following the short history and concurrence of the diagnosis of Intermittent Explosive Disorder, the concept of electrical activity occurring in the brain and brain waves was introduced to the patient.
		He was informed that using EEG Biofeedback for his Intermittent Explosive disorder would facilitate his learning to increase the amplitude of slow brain wave (Alpha and Theta) activity, and facilitate a more relaxed cognitive experience.
		He was told that the computer tones he would hear were instantaneous verifications of his having produced the kind of brain wave activity that induces a calm and non explosive state of consciousness, and that his memorizing the sensation of this increase in amplitude would help him gain control of his emotional outbursts.
	www.brainwavecenter.com /library/emot_abuse/handexpl.htm (785 words)

	Ask the Expert (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		In DSM-III, and ever since, it was recognized that some individuals have bouts of explosive behavior that are NOT part of their underlying character structure, and, indeed, are experienced as ego-alien or ego-dystonic.
		In the latter article, the authors found evidence that IED may be part of the affective spectrum of disorders, and might even reflect an atypical form of bipolar disorder.
		But, there are most likely patients who have been given the diagnosis of IED whose condition actually reflects a sub-ictal epileptiform disorder, impulse-ridden character disorders, etc. At the very least, these should be in the differential diagnosis of IED.
	www.mhsource.com /expert/exp1050602c.html (293 words)

	Mental & Emotional Health: Explosive Behavior
		Their explosive anger may end up destroying objects or hurting others.
		Intermittent explosive disorder can cause people to have angry episodes or "spells".
		If someone will explode even when it is likely to get him or her in serious trouble, like when a police officer is ready to make an arrest.
	www.bmhcc.org /health/library/ment4785.asp (391 words)

	FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Case Law, Federal and State Resources, Forms, and Code
		Defendant contends the evidence of his mental retardation and his diagnosis of Intermittent Explosive Disorder were more than sufficient to warrant an instruction on diminished capacity.
		Although the trial court is not required to give an instruction on diminished capacity, even when faced with some evidence of diminished capacity, defendant's evidence unquestionably raised the issue of his capacity to form the specific intent to commit the crime for which he was charged.
		Nevertheless, the trial court's decision not to give the diminished capacity instruction might not be error had not the trial court also granted the State's request for an instruction that the jury should consider this case without favoritism or sympathy for or against either party.
	caselaw.lp.findlaw.com /scripts/getcase.pl?court=ks&vol=ctapp/2000/20000121/&invol=79614 (2160 words)

	Intermittent Explosive Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-10)
		Biology and Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder - a slide presentation (Psychiatry Department - University of Chicago).
		Explosive, unprovoked anger diffusely directed at imaginary targets leads to the formation of other mental health disorders.
		A case study of Intermittent Explosive Disorder in Devereux Centre.
	www.medlina.com /intermittent_explosive_disorder.htm (156 words)

	Anxiety Zone - Intermittent explosive disorder
		Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is an uncommon disorder of the brain characterized by explosive outbursts.
		People with the disorder who are prone to unprovoked violence are even more rare that the disorder itself.
		This gives evidence that the left hemisphere of the brain is associate with violent behavior.
	www.anxietyzone.com /conditions/intermittent_explosive_disorder.html (135 words)

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