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A new study that a high number of American teenagers from a disorder that leads to fits of uncontrollable rage. Researchers from the Harvard Medical School conducted a and interviewed over 10,000 teens 13 to 17. They discovered that eight per cent of them suffered from a mental disorder intermittent explosive disorder (IED). The team says that based its results, up to six million youths in the U.S. could be suffering this illness. IED leads sufferers to suddenly control of even the smallest, non-threatening situations. They can into a fit of rage on impulse and become extremely aggressive. Sufferers break or smash things, scream and shout, become violent and can attack . The scientists say it is responsible for a lot of domestic violence and problems at school.

The study is in the journal of Archives of General Psychiatry. It is the first large-scale research to the extent of IED in the USA. Lead researcher doctor Ronald Kessler described the potential of his research, saying: “If we can detect IED and intervene with effective treatment right away, we can prevent a substantial amount of violence.” He added: “It’s a problem because it really gets in the of your life. There are lots of things people don’t treatment for because it doesn’t really impact them. This does. The problem is an lot of people have it — more than I thought — it’s awfully chronic, and it’s impairing.” Dr Kessler believes it is important this problem is given recognition. “Social disorders can fall through the , and this is one of them,” he said.