Sunday, July 15, 2007
Why so angry? How rage can make you ill
According to a 2006 Harvard study, 10 million adult men in the United States are so angry, they’re sick. In fact, their disease has a name: intermittent explosive disorder, or IED. The condition has been on the books since 1980, but the Harvard study claims it’s far more common than anyone believed. Few people see psychiatrists because they can’t control their tempers. If the Harvard researchers are correct, almost 1 in 10 adult men routinely display wildly disproportionate aggression, and are so angry that they’re likely to damage property, or threaten or injure others. (The researchers estimate that only half as many women suffer from IED.)
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