Citation

Medeiros GC, Seger L, Grant JE, Tavares H. Psychiatry Res. 2018; 262: 209-212.

Affiliation

Institute of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.psychres.2018.02.001

PMID

29455060

Abstract

It is estimated that between 1.7 and 2.6 million people have had intermittent explosive disorder (IED) during their life in the United States alone. Co-occurring psychiatric disorders are very common in IED, being major depressive disorder arguably the most common. The objective of this study was to examine the clinical correlates of IED and depressive manifestations in 74 treatment-seeking subjects. After controlling for confounders, there were associations between major depressive disorder and severity of depressive symptoms, and (a) higher assault scores, (b) more severe hostile behavior and (c) worse social adjustment. Management of depressive symptoms may be an important for IED treatment.

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Language: en

Keywords

Clinical aspects; Intermittent explosive disorder; Major depressive disorder