Oh I do believe ppl do have fits of rage, and this causes them and others problems.
The IED tag says IF no other dx is counted... IDK I find it interesting (if not connected...) that the same experts are redefining bipolar disorder ...along the lines of maybe having only rage at times (am I thinking clearly attributing this to bipolar disorder?) and how the incidence of bipolar disorder has increased...
Plus, with so many ppl in the world having been traumatized, who's to say that it isn't a reflection of that, and possibly undiagnosed PTSD.
Yeah, ok IMO it's just too easy a tag to throw at someone, a young someone, for their acting out, uncontrolled impulses... I just don't get the reason for the new dx ... my personal problem I guess