NowschedulingCOVID-19vaccineappointmentsforages12+ScheduleavaccineappointmentCOVID-19vaccineFAQsGoingtoaClevelandCliniclocation?2visitors(ages18+)nowalloweddailyMasksrequiredforpatientsandvisitors(evenifyou'revaccinated)Home/HealthLibrary/Disease&ConditionsIntermittentExplosiveDisorderIntermittentexplosivedisordermaybestbetreatedbyacombinationofcognitivebehavioraltherapyandmedications.Appointments866.588.2264Appointments&LocationsContactUsOverviewSymptomsandCausesDiagnosisandTestsManagementandTreatmentPreventionOutlook/PrognosisIntermittentExplosiveDisorderOverviewSymptomsandCausesDiagnosisandTestsManagementandTreatmentPreventionOutlook/PrognosisBackToTopOverviewWhatisintermittentexplosivedisorder?Intermittentexplosivedisorderisalesser-knownmentaldisordermarkedbyepisodesofunwarrantedanger.Itiscommonlydescribedas“flyingintoaragefornoreason.”Inanindividualwithintermittentexplosivedisorder,thebehavioraloutburstsareoutofproportiontothesituation.Howcommonisintermittentexplosivedisorder?Itisestimatedthatbetweenonetosevenpercentofindividualswilldevelopintermittentexplosivedisorderduringtheirlifetime.Whoisaffectedbyintermittentexplosivedisorder?Intermittentexplosivedisorderusuallybeginsintheearlyteens,butcanbeseeninchildrenasyoungassix.Itismostcommoninpeopleundertheageof40.SymptomsandCausesWhatcausesintermittentexplosivedisorder?Thecauseofintermittentexplosivedisorderisunknown,butsomecontributingfactorshavebeenidentified.Theyinclude:Ageneticcomponent(occursinfamilies)BeingexposedtoverbalandphysicalabuseinchildhoodBrainchemistry(varyinglevelsofserotonin)cancontributetothedisorderHavingexperiencedoneormoretraumaticeventsinchildhoodAhistoryofmentalhealthdisorders,includingattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder(ADHD),antisocialpersonalitydisorder,borderlinepersonalitydisorderNearly82percentofthosewithintermittentexplosivedisorderhavealsohaddepression,anxietyorsubstanceabusedisorderWhatarethesignsofintermittentexplosivedisorder?Intermittentexplosivedisordermanifestsitselfinwhatse