Guest guest Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Jordana, I found this online. " Since many of the individuals who have " rage attacks " do have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and/or a mood disorder, and some people experience activation or agitation on medications used to treat ADHD and/or OCD, it seems that the 'rage attacks' in these individuals might be better accounted for by these conditions. " Here is the link: http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/rage_overview.htm Stormy Subject: Re: Re: /Rages To: Date: Friday, December 26, 2008, 10:31 AM I have never seen that written anywhere. In a message dated 12/26/08 11:21:38 Eastern Standard Time, dor2427comcast (DOT) . net writes: , I agree with every thing you have suggested. I am curious that you seem to say that OCD accounts for rages triggered by the smallest thing. Could you expand on that? Thanks Dorelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Thank you for sending that link! That answers my question. Here is the final paragraph. WHAT CONDITIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH " RAGE ATTACKS? " So what are the comorbid conditions that appear to be associated with " rage attacks " or increased risk of such explosive outbursts? If one were to ask what diagnoses are more likely to be associated with anger outbursts, explosive aggression, rage attacks, or Intermittent Explosive Disorder, the answer would probably be: depression, bipolar depression, OCD, ADHD, Conduct Disorder, temporal lobe epilepsy, head injuries, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and sensory integration disorder (although not necessarily in that order). As but one example, du Toit et al. (2001) compared OCD patients with and without comorbid conditions commonly linked to OCD spectrum disorder. They reported that the highest prevalence rates were compulsive self-injury (22.4%), compulsive buying (10.6%), and intermittent explosive disorder (10.6%). Since OCD, ADHD, and mood disorders are all highly comorbid with Tourette's Syndrome in clinical settings, it is not surprising that a subset of Tourette's patients would experience explosive outbursts. Walk by Faith Tyler ________________________________ To: Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 2:26:23 PM Subject: Re: Re: /Rages-Jordana Jordana, I found this online. " Since many of the individuals who have " rage attacks " do have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsiv e Disorder, and/or a mood disorder, and some people experience activation or agitation on medications used to treat ADHD and/or OCD, it seems that the 'rage attacks' in these individuals might be better accounted for by these conditions. " Here is the link: http://www.tourette syndrome. net/rage_ overview. htm Stormy From: jordana120 <Jordana120aol (DOT) com> Subject: Re: Re: /Rages To: @ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, December 26, 2008, 10:31 AM I have never seen that written anywhere. In a message dated 12/26/08 11:21:38 Eastern Standard Time, dor2427comcast (DOT) . net writes: , I agree with every thing you have suggested. I am curious that you seem to say that OCD accounts for rages triggered by the smallest thing. Could you expand on that? Thanks Dorelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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