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(Message started by: BlueMeanie on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:26pm)

Title: Road rage is not your fault
Post by BlueMeanie on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:26pm

Here's an interesting theory according to the Harvard and U.of C. shrinks.

Anyone who has repeated incidents of intense rage can't help themselves. That includes road rage and/or people who beat their spouses. They say IED (intermittent explosive disorder) affects 7% of the population and they should be given Prozac. Hmmmm.

Title: Re: Road rage is not your fault
Post by chewy on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:28pm

And the other 93% should just suffer the consequences quietly.

Right.

Title: Re: Road rage is not your fault
Post by floridian on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:51pm

Mutherfukerz! Next they will tell us that people with tourette's syndrome can't help saying the first thing that comes into their <DOORKNOB PENIS!!> mind. And that self destructive people that bang their head on the wall and mumble incoherently about the "clusterbeast demon" really have something physically wrong with them.

Behavior is ordinarily under a person's control. Ordinarily. Physical disorders can cause people to lose the ability to control their behavior, just like eating food loaded with the wrong bacteria can makes a person unable to control their bowels or urine stream.

You obviously haven't read their research if you think they are excusing all bad behavior. And some people do need to be medicated, although the researchers mention 'treatment' which also includes cognitive therapy.
Quote:

: Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2006 Jun;63(6):669-78.

The prevalence and correlates of DSM-IV intermittent explosive disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey Replication.

Kessler RC, Coccaro EF, Fava M, Jaeger S, Jin R, Walters E. Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. kessler@hcp.med.harvard.edu

CONTEXT: Little is known about the epidemiology of intermittent explosive disorder (IED). OBJECTIVE: To present nationally representative data on the prevalence and correlates of DSM-IV IED. DESIGN: The World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview was used to assess DSM-IV anxiety disorders, mood disorders, substance use disorders, and impulse control disorders. SETTING: The National Comorbidity Survey Replication, a face-to-face household survey carried out in 2001-2003. PARTICIPANTS: A nationally representative sample of 9282 people 18 years and older. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Diagnoses of DSM-IV IED. RESULTS: Lifetime and 12-month prevalence estimates of DSM-IV IED were 7.3% and 3.9%, with a mean 43 lifetime attacks resulting in 1359 dollars in property damage. Intermittent explosive disorder-related injuries occurred 180 times per 100 lifetime cases. Mean age at onset was 14 years. Sociodemographic correlates were uniformly weak. Intermittent explosive disorder was significantly comorbid with most DSM-IV mood, anxiety, and substance disorders. Although the majority of people with IED (60.3%) obtained professional treatment for emotional or substance problems at some time in their life, only 28.8% ever received treatment for their anger, while only 11.7% of 12-month cases received treatment for their anger in the 12 months before interview. CONCLUSIONS: Intermittent explosive disorder is a much more common condition than previously recognized. The early age at onset, significant associations with comorbid mental disorders that have later ages at onset, and low proportion of cases in treatment all make IED a promising target for early detection, outreach, and treatment.

Title: Re: Road rage is not your fault
Post by Charlotte on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:55pm

Whre does one find out about cognitive thereapy?

Charlotte

Title: Re: Road rage is not your fault
Post by Jonny on Jun 9^th, 2006, 8:58pm

on 06/09/06 at 20:51:00, floridian wrote:

Mutherfukerz!

OMG :o ......I love it!!!!! ;;D