Intermittent Explosive Disorder Statistics

(Also Known As: Anger Management Statistics, Anger Statistics, Stress Management Statistics, Rage Statistics, Impulsive Control Disorder Statistics)

(Reviewed by: Paul Peterson, Licensed Therapist)

Statistics on Intermittent Explosive Disorder

  • There is a 1:14 ratio of intermittent explosive disorder in adults in the U.S, which is more common in men.
  • Intermittent explosive disorder affects as much as 7.3% of adults and 11.5 – 16 million Americans in their lifetime. 9
  • About 88% of individuals who have intermittent explosive disorder reported to feel relief and 46% reported to feel pleasure after committing the act of violent aggression.
  • 46% of the youths manifesting intermittent explosive behavior showed unusual signs of high amplitude brain wave.
  • About 82% of individuals with intermittent explosive disorders have at least one mood disorder of anxiety, depression and substance abuse disorder and only 28.8% received professional help and treatment.

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Related Conditions

Antisocial Personality Disorder – Disregard and Violation of the Rights of Others, Conduct Disorder, Sociopath, Psychopaths, Lack of Empathy
Anxiety Disorder NOS – Stress, Anxiousness, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Social Phobia
Kleptomania – Hoarding of Things, Stealing, Theft, Depression, Guilt, Compulsion, Schizoid, Paranoid, Borderline Personality Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder – Behavioral Pattern of Disobedience, Hostile, Defiant Behavior towards Authority
Pyromania – Impulse to Start a Fire to Relieve Tension, Gratification of Doing the Act, Psychosis, Act of Revenge, Euphoria