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| Study says millions have 'rage' disorder |
| 2006-06-06 |
| To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage. But doctors have another name for it — "People think it's bad behavior and that you just need an attitude adjustment, but what they don't know ... is that there's a biology and cognitive science to this," said Dr. Emil Coccaro, chairman of psychiatry at the University of Chicago's medical school. Road rage, temper outbursts that involve throwing or breaking objects and even spousal abuse can sometimes be attributed to the disorder, though not everyone who does those things is afflicted. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #25 Think a traditional computer (leave out the asynchronous arm kind) with a clock signal delivered to each gate complex to declare windows when things can happen. Now if you compare computers to a brain .. then ... seratonin controls the "regular clocking" distributed in the brain much the same way a computers clock distribution circuitry does. Now many really wild drugs like LSD make this clock random or screw up its phases so you get the effect known as "Tripping". Drugs with finer tuning attempt to stablize and regulate this clocking leaving a flat and stable psyche. So rage being a defect in clock stablity makes sense. That said lots of other factors come into play too. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-06 23:25 |
| #24 It's amazing what problems a little seratonin imbalance can cause. From simple depression to anxiety disorders, including debilitating obsessive-compulsive behaviours and post-traumatic stress disorder, and now episodic uncontrolled rage response. Trailing daughter #1 was just diagnosed with anxiety and panic attack disorders; the plan is for her to go on a seratonin re-uptake inhibitor medicine plus psychological/behaviour modification counselling for a year, after which it is hoped she'll be fine... and hopefully never need either meds or psychotherapeutic intervention ever again. I read the article to indicate that this rage disorder will be treated similarly: medical treatment plus behaviour modification to reset the person's response mode. This is a good thing, guys -- it gives the person a chance to break a bad pattern, and makes him/her responsible for accomplishing it. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-06-06 23:08 |
| #23 I've got a 30-year-old (physically, mentally about 14) son that goes through this type of behavior whenever he screws up, only he takes his anger out on himself. He DELIBERATELY screws up rather frequently. So far, all the psychologists he's been to haven't been able to do much. His problems go back to his birth-parents who abused him terribly before we adopted him, and may be unsolvable. In the meantime, he's in a group facility. If he fails there, he'll end up in a lock-down facility. Diagnosis is one thing - treatment something else. Sometimes, there are kids that just can't be helped. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-06-06 20:33 |
| #22 intermittent explosive disorder Don't the Palestinians already have a lock on this one? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-06-06 19:56 |
| #21 markawarka - you've made some good points that are a good antidote for any excess snarkiness I may have made in my comments, and I do know people who have been helped by the good work of mental health care professionals. I wonder about the potential for abuse of this diagnosis by many and do still have some skepticism about those who will be claiming to have this disorder. The profession is moving away from excusing behavior with diagnosis, and focusing on taking responsibility for yourself, and whatever it takes to change the way you act. If this is true, it is a big step in the right direction and a very welcome change indeed. So keep up the good work markawarka - working with seriously mentally ill children is hard work which benefits society and I, for one, thank you. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2006-06-06 17:18 |
| #20 Dr. Emil Coccaro can KISS MY ASS!!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-06 14:23 |
| #19 A couple more comments: "How did mankind manage to survive before psychology?" Well, lots of people didn't (survive, that is). Lot's of people still don't. Folks tend to kill other folks when they are enraged. If knowing more about psychology can improve things, there is nothing wrong with that. The trick is judging whether or not it's improved. On the other hand: "a new study suggests it is far more common than they realized, affecting up to 16 million Americans." Somebody is looking for more funding. |
| Posted by: markawarka 2006-06-06 13:45 |
| #18 My job is working with mentally ill kids, and I'll trade salaries with any of ya'll. Now I'm also sceptical of some of these acronymic collection-of-symptom diagnoses, but you're ignorant if you think these kind of things represent anything near socially acceptable behavior. If you saw one of these kids with "IED" in action, you'd be the first to say, "That kid is CRAZY!" The profession is moving away from excusing behavior with diagnosis, and focusing on taking responsibility for yourself, and whatever it takes to change the way you act. The media, of course, will be the last to catch on. |
| Posted by: markawarka 2006-06-06 13:37 |
| #17 "...because the idiot he's tailgating is chatting on the phone, reading or otherwise not paying attention and driving 15 mph below the speed limit." He's probably a Democrat. Ram him. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-06-06 13:19 |
| #16 Big Jim, I think that's known as 'Republicanism'. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-06-06 12:54 |
| #15 I'm just glad to know I'm not alone. Group hug? |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-06-06 12:39 |
| #14 What kind of disorder do you have if you have a history of knocking the fuck out of people throwing their little temper tantrum? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-06-06 12:15 |
| #13 "...intermittent explosive disorder involves multiple outbursts..." This is what happens to me when I eat too much Wendy's chili! -M |
| Posted by: Manolo 2006-06-06 11:12 |
| #12 I think the cause of the rage is the MSM. Being lied to day after day without any recourse, without any vent, causes internal pressure. This can only be released by lashing out at out fellow man, or by sawing the head off Dan Rather. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-06 10:55 |
| #11 intermittent explosive disorder IED? I think somebody's pullin' my chain... |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-06-06 10:29 |
| #10 I DON'T HAVE RAGE ISSUES, YOU PRICKS!!! FUCK YOU, FUCK THE HORSE YOU RODE IN ON AND FUCKING DIE!! The statement above does not condone anger or diddling horses |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-06-06 09:56 |
| #9 What's that smell? Oh! it's the steaming pile of bullshit coming from this article. Reduce any bad behavior to the category of a disorder, and you remove any culpability. The defense attorneys are salivating over this one. Haven't we given them enough BS for their arsenal already? |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-06-06 09:27 |
| #8 This article makes me angry with RAGE! "He's not "suffering" from anything: he's just an asshole." Maybe he's an asshole because the idiot he's tailgating is chatting on the phone, reading or otherwise not paying attention and driving 15 mph below the speed limit. Not that I advocate tailgating, too risky, the idiot in front of you might hit the brakes. But you get my drift. Constantly having to deal with the mindless idiots spawned by todays society/education system...etc. can provoke even the most even tempered of people into an occasional rage. Well...excluding me, of course! 8-) -M |
| Posted by: Manolo 2006-06-06 08:46 |
| #7 Being a Mechanic, and knowing how sensitive today's automotive electronics really are, I've dreamed of an "Electronic Gun" that kills auto computers. Nice thought, instant asshole remover, push the button and his car dies. Much expensive Dealership time connected to their computer is needed to ressurect the car, after a few times either the attitude changes, or he's broke and walking. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-06-06 08:38 |
| #6 "To you, that angry, horn-blasting tailgater is suffering from road rage." He's not "suffering" from anything: he's just an asshole. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2006-06-06 07:23 |
| #5 There's a large body of scientific evidence that many and arguably most people suffering from psychiatric disorders are just exhibiting the behaviour that gets rewarded by the Psychiatric/Psychological/Social system. Ever wonder why electroconvulsive therapy is the most effective treatment for a number of psychiatric disorders? If you answered, 'It's very unpleasant and people don't want to repeat the experience,' you get the cigar. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2006-06-06 05:25 |
| #4 Triglycerides, baby. Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke. It's not rage, it's just smackdown practice. Sometimes you get fed up with smug wimpy fools who think they can taunt with impunity, that you have to obey the ruleset they've adopted. Woops, your bad, LOL. The ongoing Pussification of America. Kiss my very rare ass, LOL. Already over-studied, but they think they hear more grant money jingling in Sugar Daddy's pocket... |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-06-06 03:41 |
| #3 Sigh.. they are so-fulla-crap it's called losing it! Rational and irrational people do it Even people with real mental disorders do it. Some new BS the healifeelies have ginned up to make money. There are enough real disorders out there that are untreated such they don't need to pull a new one out of their rear ends. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-06 02:49 |
| #2 Clearly, the State must step in and Do Something. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-06-06 01:04 |
| #1 I'm happy that they found a new |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-06-06 00:57 |