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Diagnosis information
Core diagnostic criteria, specifiers, differential considerations, and documentation support in one open, scan-friendly view.
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Core criterion A
Recurrent outbursts of failure to control aggressive impulses; ≥1 of: verbal aggression or physical aggression toward property/animals/individuals ≥2×/week (on average) for ≥3 months; ≥3 aggressive outbursts involving damage/injury within a 12-month period
Core criterion B
Aggressiveness grossly disproportionate in magnitude to the provocation or precipitating psychosocial stressors
Core criterion C
Not better explained by another mental/medical condition; not attributable to substances
Core criterion D
Chronological age ≥6 years (or equivalent developmental level)
Consistent with [Intermittent Explosive Disorder] [specifier(s)]. Over a clinically significant period, there has been a recurrent pattern of verbal aggression; physical aggression toward property; physical aggression toward animals; physical aggression toward other individuals, occurring twice weekly on average or as three or more behavioural outbursts within twelve months involving damage or injury. These outbursts are grossly out of proportion to any provocation; impulsive and unplanned; not premeditated or instrumental; not committed to achieve a tangible objective, reflecting a failure of impulse control rather than deliberate aggression. The presentation is further characterised by chronological age of at least six years, and a pattern that is episodic rather than persistent, with relatively normal functioning between episodes. These features have resulted in marked distress, interpersonal conflict, legal or occupational consequences, or impairment, and are not better explained by another mental disorder, substance intoxication or withdrawal, or a medical or neurological condition.
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