Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)

The mental health of someone that is not in a good place can cause someone to do things that are very violent. BPD is a disorder in the brain that can cause unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. Some who have this disorder can have a persona who is very violent and uncontrollable. Some symptoms are compulsive behavior and irritability which can contribute

The Engineer Explosive Ordnance Clearance Agent (EEOCA) was created in 2004 after a technical capabilities gap was identified between Combat Engineers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technicians. In order to fill this gap, the EEOCA course was designed to equip more Soldiers in the United States (US) Army with the technical skills to be able to identify ordnance by classification, recognize all hazards and protective measures required, perform safe route clearance operations, and have limited blow in place (BIP) capability with unexploded ordnance (UXO). The skills acquired in the EEOCA course were ultimately intended to facilitate the freedom of maneuver for all US and allied forces.

Psychologists have been studying problematic behaviors for years. In some cases problematic behaviors can come from the same household and act totally different from one another. That’s what sparked researchers to try and figure out whether the behavior was learned, genetics, or is it from the person’s(infants, toddlers, adolescents, teens , and adults) environment. In order to figure out whether kids behaviors are genetic or if they are learned from their environments. Studies have shown that disruptive behavior can be genetic, but other factors play a role in disruptive behaviors which has drawn these questions:

Factors like these usually resulted in low educational achievement, history of aggressive behavior, and lack of control of their behavior. Friends, and other classmates would admit, and tell me that they experienced parental conflict, and their parents had divorced. Most of their answers were similar, as all of them has been deeply affected by these factors. They didn't really have any intent to harm other people, and they don't really realize how aggressive they were to

I recently read The Explosive Child, written by Dr. Ross W. Greene. I found this book to be extremely informative, and I could relate to its contents on both a professional and personal level. In The Explosive Child Greene discusses “a new approach for understanding and parenting easily frustrated, chronically inflexible children” which he refers to as “inflexible-explosive.” A child who is inflexible-explosive “is one who frequently exhibits severe noncompliance, temper outbursts, and verbal physical aggression.” (Greene, 2001) I think that The Explosive Child is a great resource for parents and professionals, because it manages to provide useful tools to help teach parents how to react appropriately when their inflexible-explosive child

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is one of a group of behavioral disorders in the disruptive behavior disorders category. Children who have these disorders tend to be disruptive with a pattern of disobedient, hostile, and defiant behavior toward authority figures. These children often rebel, are stubborn, argue with adults, and refuse to obey. They have angry outbursts, have a hard time controlling their temper, and display a constant pattern of aggressive behaviors. ODD is one of the more common mental health disorders found in children and adolescents (AACAP, 2009). It is also associated with an increased risk for other forms of psychopathology, including other disruptive behavior disorders as well as mood or anxiety problems (Martel,

Coccaro, Posternak and Zimmerman stated that originally intermittent explosive disorder was thought to be a rare disorder. After further recently conducted studies, the disorder appears to be common and often times goes undiagnosed, or is falsely diagnosed. Most of the time, it goes undiagnosed due to medical professional’s lack of awareness and understanding regarding the disorder. Coccaro, Postermark and Zimmerman found in recent studies that the percent of the population with the disorder is 6%. (as cited in McCloskey et al, 2008). Even though it has been discovered that IED is more common than previously thought, the disorder still may be underestimated. IED may still be under diagnosed because the DSM-IV criteria for diagnosing someone with IED is solely based on physical aggression. It does not take into account verbal aggression that is not proportional to provocation one experiences. Examples of verbal aggression are arguing, insulting and making threats. McClosky, Lee, Berman, Noblett and Coccaro (2008) have found that intense verbal aggression outbursts with no physical acts of violence maybe a type of nonphysical IED. Intense verbal aggression can be treated similarly to normal IED.

Per resent research some forms of aggression can be linked to substance abuse. The study was made by Emil Coccaro, MD, and colleagues. The study consisted of over 9,000 subjects in the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS). The NCS is a national study base that covers mental heath in the United States. The people used in this study were mostly diagnosed with “Intermittent Explosive Disorder,” also known as IED.

People with the MAOA gene (the warrior gene) are also generally more prone to aggression and geneticists can test for the presence of that gene. The replenishment of serotonin in the brain’s receptors is degraded by MAOA in the nerve terminals. I am not sure what can be done for the MAOA gene-positive, warrior-killers but extreme fear and mortal aggression can be linked to a damaged amygdala.

Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) are several repeated episodes of impulsive, aggressive, and angry verbal outbursts in which someone should act out of proportion to any situation and can negatively impact significant relationships not only with family but as well as work and school. Individuals that have this disorder usually can not control their emotions.This disorder usually begins in someone’s childhood (after year 6) and more common individuals under the age of 40. Temper tantrums, road rage, domestic abuse, and breaking objects could be signs of intermittent explosive disorder. Explosive episodes can usually last a period of 30 minutes before the person realizes what they are doing. The episodes of rage could happen within days, weeks, or even months. After an explosive episode, a person may feel guilty, embarrassed, and regret their actions. They also face distress because of their condition. This disability can continue for years and become very deadly by harming yourself or others. “Intermittent explosive disorder is said to affect approximately 1 in 12 teenagers. It is also believed that nearly 82% of people who have IED are also suffering from another mental health disorder, with the most common being depression, bipolar disorder, and/or substance abuse disorders.”(Signs and Causes of Intermittent Explosive Disorder)

There has been substantial growth in the amount of detainees over the years, especially those with psychiatric disorders such as ADHD and substance abuse disorder. According to Teplin, the comorbidity of the two give reason to believe that ADHD is a possible predictor of substance abuse issues. (2002) Studies of hyperactive children have reported that the association between ADHD and substance use disorders appear to be almost entirely based on conduct disorder. Conduct disorder leads to hospitalized or jailed adolescents. There has been recent research on the medication for ADHD and if medication can in turn

There are many people with brain injuries and certain biological abnormalities who are not violent. People with a mental disorder like schizophrenia suffer from delusions and believe that others are controlling them or persecuting them. This delusion sometimes leads to violent outbursts however, the fact is that not all people who are schizophrenic have these delusions. Again most individuals having other psychiatric and neurological disorders like personality disorder, bipolar disorder, substance abuse disorders, attention deficit disorder and other psychiatric problems do not commit violent acts.

Conduct disorder (CD): a serious behavioral and emotional disorder that can occur in children and teens. A child with this disorder may display a pattern of disruptive and violent behavior and have problems following rules. (Mental Health and Conduct Disorder, 2005-2015 ). While it might be surprising, aggressive and antisocial behaviors are the leading cause of child and adolescent referrals to mental health clinicians. As a result, this leads to a diagnosis of conduct disorder; which can develop into antisocial personality disorder for adults. (1) (neurobiology) While antisocial personality disorder is one of the most severe and disturbing disorders, it is not diagnosed to individual’s under the age of 18 unless there is a history of symptoms

Conduct disorder (CD) is a disorder that primarily effects children and adolescents, with higher prevalence rates in males than females. (DSM-V). It is an issue that possibly affects more than 10% of the population of children worldwide (DSM-V, 2013). CD is defined as repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated, as manifested by the presence of at least three variants and/or displays of these behaviors: aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness or theft, and/or serious violations of rules. The cause of this disorder has many different factors that could be said to contribute to its development those being

This is not to deny, however, that there is a relationship between aggression and biological influences. Complex neural systems in the brain when stimulated electrically or chemically can promote aggressive behaviors. Similar effects are noted with certain types of head injuries. Head injury victims may react with rage distinct from ordinary anger (Rosenbaum, Hoge, Adelman, Warnken, Fletcher, & Kane, 1994). Their rage may