Intermittent Explosive Disorder

Download or read book Intermittent Explosive Disorder written by Emil F. Coccaro and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intermittent Explosive Disorder: Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment provides a complete overview on this disorder, focusing on its etiology, how the disorder presents, and the clinical assessment and treatment methods currently available. The book presents the history of the disorder, discusses the rationale for its inclusion in the DSM, and includes diagnostic considerations, comorbidity, epidemiology, intervention, and how treatments have evolved. Each section is bolstered by clinical case material that provides real-world context and clinical lessons on how to distinguish intermittent explosive disorder from other presentations of aggression.