| Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a behavioral | | | | chest tightness, head pressure, or hearing an echo. |
| disorder characterized by extreme expressions of | | | | Treatment is achieved through both cognitive |
| anger, often to the point of uncontrollable rage, that | | | | behavioral therapy and psychotropic medication |
| are disproportionate to the situation at hand. It is | | | | regimens. Therapy aids in helping the patient |
| currently categorized in the Diagnostic and Statistical | | | | recognize the impulses in hopes of achieving a level |
| Manual of Mental Disorders as an impulse control | | | | of awareness and control of the outbursts, along |
| disorder. IED belongs to the larger family of Axis I | | | | with treating the emotional stress that accompanies |
| impulse control disorders listed in the DSM-IV-TR, | | | | these episodes. Multiple drug regimens are frequently |
| along with kleptomania, pyromania, pathological | | | | indicated for IED patients. Patients often need |
| gambling, and others. | | | | psychological treatment along with medication |
| Some individuals may also report that their aggressive | | | | treatment, and it is often very helpful to base their |
| episodes are often preceded or accompanied by | | | | psychological treatment on addiction-based models. |
| symptoms such as tingling, tremors, palpitations, | | | | |