Intermittent explosive disorder subtypes in the general population: association with comorbidity, impairment and suicidality.

ABSTRACT: AIMS:Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) is characterised by impulsive anger attacks that vary greatly across individuals in severity and consequence. Understanding IED subtypes has been limited by lack of large, general population datasets including assessment of IED. Using the 17-country World Mental Health surveys dataset, this study examined whether behavioural subtypes of IED are associated with differing patterns of comorbidity, suicidality and functional impairment. METHODS:IED was assessed using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview in the World Mental Health surveys (n = 45 266). Five behavioural subtypes were created based on type of anger attack. Logistic regression assessed association of these subtypes with lifetime comorbidity, lifetime suicidality and 12-month f

SUBMITTER: Scott KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7327434 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature