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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 728132" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>Here is some info about emotional dysregulation disorder, According to this info as well as what my therapist tells me, Emotional Dysregulation disorder <em>can</em> be a component of bipolar.</p><p></p><p>"Emotional dysregulation is a feature in a large percentage of psychological or psychiatric disorders in the DSM-IV. However, certain psychological illnesses involve the dysregulation of emotions as a prominent characteristic, especially specific types of personality issues. For example, what is commonly referred to as “<a href="http://www.pchtreatment.com/what-we-treat/borderline-personality-disorder/" target="_blank">Borderline personality disorder</a>” (Borderline (BPD)) may also be termed Emotional Dysregulation Disorder (EDD), Emotional Regulation Disorder, Emotional Instability Disorder, Emotion-Impulse Regulation Disorder or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. Emotional dysregulation is also a central feature of Narcissistic personality and Histrionic personality.</p><p></p><p>Psychological trauma including <a href="http://www.pchtreatment.com/what-we-treat/ptsd/" target="_blank">Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)</a> may cause significant emotional dysregulation. Persons with PTSD display emotional dysregulation characterized by excessive fear, anxiety, anger or sadness, reactions to a previous severe and often life-threatening traumatic event that are reinitiated.</p><p></p><p>Mood disorders, such as Bipolar Disorder and depression feature emotional dysregulation. These disorders have alterations of overall mood such as a prolonged decrease in mood level (depression) or elevation (mania or hypomania). However, they may also feature emotional hyperreactivity, or emotional overreactions to specific events and interpersonal interactions. Panic Disorder or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)) often features significant emotional dysregulation. These <a href="http://www.pchtreatment.com/what-we-treat/anxiety-disorders/" target="_blank">anxiety disorders</a> can feature emotional hyperreactivity derived from anxiety or stress reactions. Persons with alcoholism or chemical dependency may also struggle with emotion dysregulation.</p><p></p><p>Traumatic brain injury, including frontal lobe disorders, are characterized by the dysregulation of emotions, as well as attention deficit issues, impulsivity, poor insight, lack of inhibition, impaired judgment, and depressive symptoms. These frontal-subcortical disorders can result not only from combat trauma, but also from infection, cancer, stroke, previous drug or alcohol use or neurodegenerative diseases. Explosive anger, often directed at family members, is a common occurrence, particularly in individuals in whom impulsivity, disinhibition, and emotional dysregulation are present."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 728132, member: 13542"] Here is some info about emotional dysregulation disorder, According to this info as well as what my therapist tells me, Emotional Dysregulation disorder [I]can[/I] be a component of bipolar. "Emotional dysregulation is a feature in a large percentage of psychological or psychiatric disorders in the DSM-IV. However, certain psychological illnesses involve the dysregulation of emotions as a prominent characteristic, especially specific types of personality issues. For example, what is commonly referred to as “[URL='http://www.pchtreatment.com/what-we-treat/borderline-personality-disorder/']Borderline personality disorder[/URL]” (Borderline (BPD)) may also be termed Emotional Dysregulation Disorder (EDD), Emotional Regulation Disorder, Emotional Instability Disorder, Emotion-Impulse Regulation Disorder or Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder. Emotional dysregulation is also a central feature of Narcissistic personality and Histrionic personality. Psychological trauma including [URL='http://www.pchtreatment.com/what-we-treat/ptsd/']Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)[/URL] may cause significant emotional dysregulation. Persons with PTSD display emotional dysregulation characterized by excessive fear, anxiety, anger or sadness, reactions to a previous severe and often life-threatening traumatic event that are reinitiated. Mood disorders, such as Bipolar Disorder and depression feature emotional dysregulation. These disorders have alterations of overall mood such as a prolonged decrease in mood level (depression) or elevation (mania or hypomania). However, they may also feature emotional hyperreactivity, or emotional overreactions to specific events and interpersonal interactions. Panic Disorder or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)) often features significant emotional dysregulation. These [URL='http://www.pchtreatment.com/what-we-treat/anxiety-disorders/']anxiety disorders[/URL] can feature emotional hyperreactivity derived from anxiety or stress reactions. Persons with alcoholism or chemical dependency may also struggle with emotion dysregulation. Traumatic brain injury, including frontal lobe disorders, are characterized by the dysregulation of emotions, as well as attention deficit issues, impulsivity, poor insight, lack of inhibition, impaired judgment, and depressive symptoms. These frontal-subcortical disorders can result not only from combat trauma, but also from infection, cancer, stroke, previous drug or alcohol use or neurodegenerative diseases. Explosive anger, often directed at family members, is a common occurrence, particularly in individuals in whom impulsivity, disinhibition, and emotional dysregulation are present." [/QUOTE]
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