BOSTON--A seldom-studied mental illness called Intermittent Explosive Disorder, characterized by recurrent episodes of angry and potentially violent outbursts--seen in cases of road rage or spousal ...

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is an impulse-control disorder characterized by a failure to resist one’s aggressive impulses, which can lead to frequent “explosions”—incidents of verbal ...

Road rage is the subject of a new study out in a medical journal. Psychiatrists call it Intermittent Explosive Disorder, and it has a strict definition. Intermittent Explosive Disorder has been a ...

CHICAGO — To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it — intermittent explosive disorder — and a new study suggests it is far more ...

Intermittent explosive disorder can begin young and last a lifetime. April 4, 2013— -- Throwing balls, kicking players, shouting gay slurs -- all of these outbursts caught on videotape of Rutgers ...

People with intermittent explosive disorder (IED)—a condition marked by frequent physical or verbal outbursts—are at five times greater risk for abusing substances such as alcohol, tobacco and ...

A little-known mental disorder marked by episodes of unwarranted anger is more common than previously thought, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental ...

Do you or anyone you know sometimes have sudden aggressive outbursts for no apparent reason? If so, you aren’t alone. Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) can range from things like road rage to ...

Impulse control disorders (ICDs) are a class of psychiatric disorders characterized by difficulties controlling aggressive or antisocial impulses. Because they can involve physical violence, theft, or ...

Two out of three American teens report angry, sometimes violent outbursts. July 3, 2012— -- Brian Kearney was an angry teenager. "There were lots of holes in my bedroom wall," said 21-year-old ...

Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) is a psychiatric condition characterised by recurrent, sudden episodes of impulsive aggression that markedly exceed the normative responses to provoking ...