Noun

An Anger Disorder is a very serious psychological disorder that can permanently affect the life of the person afflicted by the disorder, as well as the family and friends surrounding the person.

Anger disorders result primarily from the long-term mismanagement of anger, a process in which normal, existential anger grows insidiously over time into resentment, bitterness, hatred, and destructive rage. A leading expert in the field of anger disorders defines Anger Disorders as pathologically aggressive, violent, or self-destructive behaviors symptomatic of and driven by an underlying and chronically repressed anger or rage. Anger disorders may also be caused or exacerbated by neurological impairment and substance abuse, both of which can inhibit one’s ability to resist aggressive, angry, or violent impulses.