What Is Intermittent Explosive Disorder?

What Is Intermittent Explosive Disorder? (0:39)

Intermittent explosive disorder is when anger appears to come out of nowhere, followed by an outburst of emotion. In this video, psychologist Jennifer Hartstein, PsyD, explains how road rage is a good example of this explosive, angry behavior.

Jennifer L. Hartstein, PsyD

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