Posted by alexandra_k on July 8, 2014, at 23:59:53
In reply to Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Elevated Enzymes, posted by Oddball1 on July 8, 2014, at 22:33:56
> I read this and similar articles of a recent study.
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> http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/news/20131218/certain-blood-proteins-higher-in-people-prone-to-outbursts-of-rage
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> I want to know, (1) since they say these two inflammatory enzymes are elevated in IED but not in other psychiatric patients or other healthy patients, can this be used to confirm a diagnosis of IED as opposed to anger outbursts in other disease? and (2) are these blood tests for C-reactive protein and Interleukin-6 done at standard blood test labs or require specialized places?from the link you posted:
> The blood test to evaluate inflammation won't be a diagnostic test, however, because the disorder is diagnosed by observation and reports of behavior.
so i guess that would be a 'no' to your first question.
i don't know the answer to your second.
i would suppose the study is talking about average levels across a population. like how men are taller than women. it doesn't follow from this that every individual with IED has elevated levels, or that every man is taller than every woman. you can't read gender back from knowledge of height... similarly you can't read IED back from knowledge of blood levels...
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