Angry Outbursts
Episodic, intense, and often disproportionate anger reactions, which may be associated with impulse dysregulation, trauma, hormonal factors, or mood disorders.
Quick answer
Angry outbursts (ICD-10: R45.6 or F63.81; ICD-11: 6C73) are episodes of intense, disproportionate anger associated with impulse control disorders, trauma, ADHD, bipolar disorder, or hormonal fluctuation. Safety assessment is required when others are at risk.
Recognition
Do any of these feel familiar?
People who experience angry outbursts commonly describe a sensation of sudden overwhelm where thinking steps aside and reaction takes over. There may be a physical build-up of tension that goes unnoticed until the threshold is crossed. The aftermath — regret, shame, relationship damage — is often more distressing than the outburst itself, and fear of the next episode can create persistent background anxiety.
What is Angry Outbursts?
Episodic, intense, and often disproportionate anger reactions, which may be associated with impulse dysregulation, trauma, hormonal factors, or mood disorders.
Approaches Commonly Explored
Commonly explored for conditions related to Angry Outbursts, grouped by mechanism — select your subtype above to highlight the most relevant path.
How to use these approaches
Most people begin with Stabilise approaches, then progress toward Resolve and Sustain.
Cognitive patterns, emotional processing, and stress response.
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