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Angry behavior is a common topic in parents’ descriptions of two conditions: Anxiety and Depression.

For kids’ diagnosed with Anxiety, Angry behavior refers to six symptoms or behaviors:

  1. Loss of Control
  2. Overall Anxiety
  3. Fear and Panic
  4. Social Anxiety
  5. Fight or Flight
  6. Physical Responses

For kids’ diagnosed with Depression, Angry behavior refers to five symptoms or behaviors:

  1. Sleep and Energy
  2. Sadness, Anxiety, and Irritability
  3. Self-Harm
  4. Dim Outlook
  5. Depressed Responses

Other symptoms or behaviors to look for with Angry behavior

When parents mention Angry behavior they also mention these other symptoms:

SymptomFrequencyNumber of mentions
HyperactivityOften8 mentions
AnxietyOften7 mentions
Mood swingsOften7 mentions
SadnessOften5 mentions
ForgetfulnessSometimes4 mentions
Keeping alone (keeping to self)Sometimes4 mentions
DepressionSometimes3 mentions
AgitationSometimes2 mentions
Being irritableSometimes2 mentions
CryingSometimes2 mentions

Characteristics of Angry behavior

Angry behavior starts at the following ages...

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0 years old
Amount of children: 0%
1 years old
Amount of children: 1%
2 years old
Amount of children: 1%
3 years old
Amount of children: 2%
4 years old
Amount of children: 1%
5 years old
Amount of children: 1%
6 years old
Amount of children: 1%
7 years old
Amount of children: 2%
8 years old
Amount of children: 1%
9 years old
Amount of children: 1%
10 years old
Amount of children: 2%
11 years old
Amount of children: 2%
12 years old
Amount of children: 2%
13 years old
Amount of children: 2%
14 years old
Amount of children: 2%
15 years old
Amount of children: 2%
16 years old
Amount of children: 2%
17 years old
Amount of children: 2%

average 10 years 11 months old

Percentage of kids with Angry behavior by year of age

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Frequency

OutcomePercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Continuously

7%

11 mentions
Hourly

0%

0 mentions
Daily

12%

20 mentions
Weekly

22%

36 mentions
Monthly

16%

26 mentions
Annually

4%

7 mentions
A Few / Several Times

18%

29 mentions
Once

3%

5 mentions
Never

19%

31 mentions

Severity

SeverityPercent of ChildrenTotal Mentions
Very Severe

7%

25 mentions
Severe

9%

35 mentions
Moderate

19%

69 mentions
Mild

31%

115 mentions
Not at All

34%

128 mentions

Care of Angry behavior

Parents mention the following approaches to caring for Angry behavior

TreatmentRatingDiscussion
1Medication (general)
Positive3.9 of 5
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2Therapy / Counseling
Positive3.6 of 5
Read 2 comments

Less common approaches...

Discussion of Angry behavior

What was your approach to Angry behavior? What were the results?

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