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Temper Tantrums, Epilepsy and Episodic Dyscontrol

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Jon Leicester
Jon Leicester*
Affiliation:
The Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney
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Summary

Seventeen patients were seen by a neurologist for diagnosis of temper tantrums. The referring psychiatrist had thought that they might have been caused by organic disease, either epilepsy or the episodic dyscontrol syndrome. The final diagnosis in every case was temper tantrums due to psychological causes. The patients had a wide range of psychiatric disorders. Theories that might explain the tantrums are discussed.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 3 , September 1982 , pp. 262 - 266
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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