To diagnose Intermittent Explosive Disorder, a mental health provider will consider whether symptoms fulfill the DSM criteria for intermittent explosive disorder.
- A clinical interview with a thorough history is completed.
- People with intermittent explosive disorder may also show some minor irregularities in neurological signs and electroencephalograms (EEGs).
(An EEG is a noninvasive test that looks at the electrical activity the brain, by affixing wires to the scalp with an adhesive)