Can someone explain what intermittnent explosive disorder is?

Question

My Son seems to be ok one minute,then explodes for no reason, and you can't reason with him.

Answer 1

It is caused by a serotonin imbalance, although if he is really young, perhaps he will grow out of the stage.

They have found that anti-depressants which cause seratonin reuptake usually work poorly in adolescents and children or cause suicidal behavior.  The best you can do is counseling.  :-)

Answer 2

Nope. Don't know

Answer 3

Let me ask you this.  Do either you or your spouse have a tendency to have a short fuse?  I ask this because, your children are very impressionable at an early age, and they will pick up habits, behaviours that they see in their parents.  

Answer 4

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. IED is discussed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition (DSM-IV) under the heading of "Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified." As such, it is grouped together with kleptomania, pyromania, and pathological gambling.

A person must meet certain specific criteria to be diagnosed with IED:

There must be several separate episodes of failure to restrain aggressive impulses that result in serious assaults against others or property destruction.

The degree of aggression expressed must be out of proportion to any provocation or other stressor prior to the incidents.

The behavior cannot be accounted for by another mental disorder, substance abuse, medication side effects, or such general medical conditions as epilepsy or head injuries.

The reader should note that DSM-IV's classification of IED is not universally accepted. Many psychiatrists do not place intermittent explosive disorder into a separate clinical category but consider it a symptom of other psychiatric and mental disorders. In many cases individuals diagnosed with IED do in fact have a dual psychiatric diagnosis. IED is frequently associated with mood and anxiety disorders, substance abuse and eating disorders, and narcissistic, paranoid, and antisocial personality disorders.

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Answer 5

Intermittent explosive disorder is characterized by repeated episodes of aggressive, violent behavior in which you react grossly out of proportion to the situation. People with intermittent explosive disorder may attack others and their possessions, causing bodily injury and property damage. Later, people with intermittent explosive disorder may feel remorse, regret or embarrassment.

Intermittent explosive disorder occurs most often in young men and may affect as many as one in 14 U.S. adults. If you have this anger disorder, treatment may involve medications and psychotherapy to help you control your aggressive impulses.