A Simple Guide to Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Diagnosis, Treatment and Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases

If you have watched 'Jolt' a recent movie about a girl suffering from Intermittent Explosive Disorder. you would know how fast anger and violence can occur in the person once she is irritated.

A similar character who becomes angry and violent easily is the Incredible Hulk, a Marvel comic character.

Everyone gets angry.
Anger is a normal part of life. It can come on in response to small irritants or major events. For some, anger responses may become unpredictable and cause problems in relationships, at work, and at home. When these interruptions to life occur because of anger, it is time to reach out for help.

But even if you occasionally explode, that is not necessarily a symptom of intermittent explosive disorder (IED), a behavioral disorder characterized by frequent fits of rage that are out of proportion.

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a medical disorder that involves sudden outbursts of rage, aggression, or violence.

These are recurrent events of violent aggressive behavior in an otherwise normal person.

These reactions are likely to be irrational or out of proportion to the triggering events.

While most people lose their temper once in a while, IED causes frequent, recurring outbursts.

Patients with IED might throw tantrums, damage property, or attack others verbally or physically.

Intermittent explosive disorder causes explosive outbursts of anger that are often followed by violence and disproportionate to the issue or situation at hand.

Punching, kicking, screaming, or throwing things may happen.

Being at the receiving end of this rage is frightening, and for those who live with this problem, it can feel terrifying to be out of control to such a degree.

Persons normally depict the incidence of episodes as spells or attacks in which the fiery behavior is regulated by a sense of tension or urging.

This is instantly followed by a sense of reprieve.

Often, a genuine repentance or concern is communicated after the outburst.

Once the action is over, these persons may feel upset, regretful or ashamed of their behavior.

The cause is probably a combination of several factors such as genetic, physical and environmental factors.

Studies suggest that repeated impulsive and aggressive behavior is linked with low serotonin levels in the brain.

Some behaviors that might be signs of IED are:
1. Temper tantrums
2. Intense arguments
3. Screaming and shouting
4. Threats
5. Road rage
6. Punching walls or breaking plates
7. Damaging property
8. Physical violence, such as slapping or shoving
9. Fights or brawls

These spells or attacks often happen with little to no warning.

They are short-lived, rarely persisting longer than half an hour.

Diagnosis pf IED is based on DSM-5 criteria.

There is no single treatment that is best for everyone with intermittent explosive disorder.

The treatment involves medicines and psychotherapy to help the patient control the aggressive impulses.

Treatment is attempted through cognitive behavioral therapy and psychotropic medication regimes, though the pharmaceutical methods have shown limited success.

Therapy assists in helping the patient recognize the impulses in hopes of achieving a level of awareness and control of the outbursts, along with treating the emotional stress that accompanies these episodes.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Chapter 2 Causes
Chapter 3 Symptoms
Chapter 4 Diagnosis
Chapter 5 Treatment
Chapter 6 Prognosis
Chapter 7 Borderline Personality Disorder
Chapter 8 Antisocial Personality Disorder
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Sep 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9781005736842

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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A

Simple

Guide

To

Intermittent Explosive Disorder,

Diagnosis,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

By

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2021 Smashwords Edition

Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

To my wife Dorothy

And my children

Carolyn, Grace

And Kelvin

This book describes Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

(What You Need to Treat Intermittent Explosive Disorder)

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Introduction

I have been writing medical articles for my blog: http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Disorder) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

I then wrote an autobiography account of my journey as a medical student to family doctor on my other blog: http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

This autobiography account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 800 eBooks.

Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

The later books go into more details of medical disorders.

The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

As I tried to bring the patient the latest information about a disorder or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

My diagnosis and treatment capability has improved tremendously from my continued education.

Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

I also find repetition definitely help me and maybe some readers to remember the facts in the books more easily.

I apologize if these repetitions are irritating to some readers.

Chapter 1

Intermittent explosive disorder

Everyone gets angry.

Anger is a normal part of life. It can come on in response to small irritants or major events. For some, anger responses may become unpredictable and cause problems in relationships, at work, and at home. When these interruptions to life occur because of anger, it is time to reach out for help.

But even if you occasionally explode, that is not necessarily a symptom of intermittent explosive disorder (IED), a behavioral disorder characterized by frequent fits of rage that are out of proportion.

What is intermittent explosive disorder?

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is a medical disorder that involves sudden outbursts of rage, aggression, or violence.

These are recurrent events of violent aggressive behavior in an otherwise normal person.

These reactions are likely to be irrational or out of proportion to the triggering events.

While most people lose their temper once in a while, IED causes frequent, recurring outbursts.

Patients with IED might throw tantrums, damage property, or attack others verbally or physically.

Intermittent explosive disorder causes explosive outbursts of anger that are often followed by violence and disproportionate to the issue or situation at hand.

Punching, kicking, screaming, or throwing things may happen.

Being at the receiving end of this type of rage is frightening, and for those who live with this problem, it can feel terrifying to be out of control to such a degree.

Persons normally depict the incidence of episodes as spells or attacks in which the fiery behavior is regulated by a sense of tension or urging.

This is instantly followed by a sense of reprieve.

Often, a genuine repentance or concern is communicated after the outburst.

Once the action is over, these persons may feel upset, regretful or ashamed of their behavior.

What are the causes of Intermittent explosive disorder?

Causes

Not much is known about what causes IED.

The cause is probably a combination of several constituents which mostly involve genetic physical factors and environmental factors.

1. Genetic Factors

This disorder is composed of genetic features that are mostly passed from the parents to their children.