Intermittent Explosive Disorder

Have you ever experienced an overwhelming desire to inflict harm upon someone because they were doing "something" that "drives you out of your mind?" A compulsion to hurt a person for something otherwise easily overlooked; it is almost impossible to explain to anyone unless they themselves have experienced such irrepressible rage. An example given by Dr. Coccaro in his presentation on Intermittent Explosive Disorder was the activity that was present in the news about the basketball head coach, Bobby Knight, for the University of Indiana. Mr. Knight had "blown up" on some of his players. He had been accused of throwing chairs, choking one player, and other aggressive behavior. His temper exploded at the slightest mistake of any player. His actions were extremely disproportionate to the situation. The violence was often during practices, not even actual games. This thought process, especially the violent actions against other people is incomprehensible. It is often hard to even admit such thoughts or explain why control is lost. Could there an explanation for such outrageous conduct? Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) could very well be an overlooked explanation for the frequency of violent crimes committed by violent offenders.

Definition
The DSM-IV-TR (2002) lists Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED), which is "discrete episodes of failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in serious assaultive acts or destruction of property." IED individuals are apt to explode "with little or no provocation".