about anger....
 

Explosive rage not as rare as once thought
By Ronald Kotulak

Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — One in 20 Americans may be susceptible to uncontrollable anger attacks in which they lash out in road rage, spousal abuse or other severe transgressions that are totally unjustified, researchers from Harvard and the University of Chicago have found.

Their nationwide study found that the condition called intermittent explosive disorder, or IED, is not the rare occurrence that psychiatrists had previously thought. Four to five percent of people in the study were found to have physically assaulted someone, threatened bodily harm or destroyed property in a rage an average of five times a year.

Intermittent explosive disorder is different from the common type of anger most people exhibit from time to time when they pout, throw a book down or walk out of a room, activities that are better described as mild temper tantrums. IED is defined as repeated and uncontrollable anger attacks that often become violent.

"Our new study suggests IED is really out there and that a lot of people have it," said Dr. Emil Coccaro, the University of Chicago's chief of psychiatry. "That's the first step for the public to actually get treated for it, because if you don't think it's really a disorder, you're never going to get treated for it."

The rest of the article:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003042205_roadrage06.html

Related topic http://www.apa.org/topics/controlanger.html

Haha, a clinical term for pissed off?

This Harvard study does nothing more than make lame excuses for people's behavior. You can bet the defense lawyers are salivating over this. People that are "diagnosed" will probably be able to get on disability before long.

This is what happens when keeping up with the Jonses becomes the number one priority in your life. Consumerism is the root cause.

A clinical term for no self-control, nice.

Is there a clinical term for being lazy? Because I have that.

workphobic and playmanic. "Honey can we go out to dinner, because I don't feel like 'dealing' with it"

They have known about this Bruce Banner discovered it in 1962.

If we had a bunch of mindfux chained to a great weight and tossed off a pier, it would be a good start. IMO they cause all kinds of problems because they basically hang out a sign "Opinions for sale" Anyone dare tell me that if people didn't give any breaks for a "problem" in court, their so-called profession would go down the toilet? My fav example. Woman rocks her kids. Prosecutor hires 2 mindfux that say she is sane and defense hires 2 that say she is insane. :rolleyes:

I hate anger and hate people who get angry and can't control their nazi selves. They should all pass in putrid piles of pollution.

Signed,

A. Dove

jesus holmes, i'm shaken. not used to thoughtful responses around here. i agree with you about consumerism, but would take it a step further, many of us are awakening to the fact that the american dream is not only dead but has been transformed into a friggin nightmare. most people on realizing this are left frightened and insecure the resulting episodes of rage are understandable. orwell was right he just picked the wrong year.

Consumerism probably plays a role in anger issues, but I don’t think it is a root cause that according to the article 4% to 5% of folks have recurrent uncontrollable anger. But i'll admit the prospect brings added meaning to the term “shrink wrap.”

I think one point of the article is to suggest that folks who have anger issues such threatening bodily harm, actually assaulting someone, and/or destroying property, and who have similar anger issues several times per year can and ought to seek help.

I hate you all, I am so angry I want to ban every stinkin one of you...:D

Sure, name a condition, suggest they seek help from the people who spawned that crap. Pay them big bucks because you cannot control yourself and need a freaking excuse. I think Drs Remmington, Winchester, CCI, and several more make a 30+ grain pill that when applied to the back of the skull produces a miracle cure.

Take 2 prozacs and call me in the morning.

Should I wash them down with gin?:confused:

That might help. That will be $20 for the advice. It is cheap because it comes from the husband of a Nurse Practitioner to be after she gets licence.