DSM-IV-TR Criteria for Intermittent Explosive Disorder

DSM-IV-TR Criteria for Intermittent
Explosive Disorder
(DSM code 312.34)
Several discrete episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses resulting in
serious assaultive acts or destruction of property
Degree of aggressiveness expressed during episodes grossly out of proportion
to any precipitating psychosocial stressors
Aggressive episodes not better accounted for by another mental disorder
and not due to direct physiological effects of a substance or general medical
condition