Treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder includes the use of psychiatric medications and psychotherapy.
One psychotherapy technique widely used to treat Intermittent Explosive Disorder is cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Through it, it is possible to help the person to identify the contexts, the attitudes and the situations that can trigger the outbursts of fury, besides teaching it to control the aggressiveness through different techniques.
The drugs most used in the treatment of Intermittent Explosive Disorder are the antidepressantsthe anticonvulsantsthe anxiolytics and the mood stabilizers.
Without treatment, Intermittent Explosive Disorder can have a number of consequences for the person.
Those who suffer from this disorder often direct the explosions to themselves, and may intentionally injure themselves or even attempt suicide. In addition, the disorder significantly affects the personal, social and professional relationships of the individual.
Symptoms
The main characteristic of a person with Blinking Explosive Disorder is the tendency to impulsiveness without measuring the consequences of their aggressive attitudes, as well as being affectively unstable. Crises can be even worse if the person is criticized or prevented from acting during fury bursts
They are people who can not control aggressive impulses, reacting with physical aggressions or deliberate destruction of the property of others in a manner disproportionate to the situation.
However, these individuals may be sociable, polite, and sympathetic in periods between crises, although they tend to be truculent, critical, and more conflict-oriented than in harmonious conviviality. Irony and sarcasm are also common features.
It is worth mentioning that not all people who have outbursts of fury carry the Explosive Personality Disorder, since there are several other situations that can trigger such attitudes.
For the disorder to be identified there are several evaluation criteria. The psychiatrist is the specialist responsible for diagnosis and treatment.
Learn more at: What Causes Intermittent Explosive Disorder (TEI)?
