What may increase your risk for problems with anger, hostility, or violent behavior?
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What may increase your risk for problems with anger, hostility, or violent behavior?
You may be at risk for a more serious problem from your symptoms if you have any of the following conditions, lifestyle choices, or diseases. Be sure to tell your health professional.
Conditions
- Having been raised in a single-parent household
- A history of bullying or being a victim of bullying
- A history of physical or sexual abuse
- A history of suicide attempts
- A history of violent behavior
- A physical disability
- Exposure to violence at home or in the community
- Life stressors, such as:
- Change in the level of your income
- Chronic illness in your family
- Frequent moves
- Incarceration or the incarceration of a family member
- Job loss or job change
- Poverty
- Pregnancy
- Recent separation or divorce
Lifestyle choices
- Alcohol abuse or withdrawal
- Drug abuse or withdrawal
- Extreme impulsiveness or an increase in risk-taking behaviors, such as:
- Drinking and driving
- High-risk sexual behavior
- A fascination with firearms
- Heavy caffeine use or caffeine withdrawal
- Firearms in the home
Diseases
- Attention deficit disorder (ADD)
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Coronary artery disease
- Depression
- Eating disorders, such as anorexia or bulimia
- High blood pressure (hypertension)
- Irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson's disease
- Personality disorders
- Other mental health problems, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
- Stroke
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | January 18, 2008 |
| Last updated: | January 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine, William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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