Intermittent explosive disorder

June 6, 2006

A study is attributing road rage to this psychiatric disorder:

The average number of lifetime attacks per person was 43, resulting in $1,359 in property damage per person. About 4 percent had suffered recent attacks.

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{ 4 comments }

1 Anonymous June 6, 2006 at 2:26 pm

“Intermittent Explosive Disorder”

Yea, right.

“It wasn’t me. I’m not responsible. I have Intermittent Explosive Disorder.”

2 diora June 6, 2006 at 7:31 pm

Wonder how well it will fly in courts. Any bets on how long it’ll be before somebody uses it as a defence?

3 Anonymous June 6, 2006 at 8:00 pm

What they have, is, immature temper tantrums.

4 ipanema June 7, 2006 at 5:19 am

I think that’s the honest term for such behaviour Anon 9:00. It’s just glamourized into intermittent explosive disorder. :)

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