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Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder: Definition, Diagnosis, and Measurement Scales

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Jeffrey L. Cummings
Jeffrey L. Cummings*
Affiliation:
Dr. Cummings is Augustus S. Rose professor of neurology and professor of psychiatry and biobehavioral sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
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University of California Los Angeles, Alzheimer's Disease Center, 10911 Weyburn Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-722. Tel: 310-794-6148; Fax:, 310-206-5287; Email:, [email protected]
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Abstract

Involuntary emotional expression disorder (IEED) is a syndrome in which emotional or affective motor control becomes dysregulated as a result of brain damage from neurological disease or as a result of brain injury. A debilitating disorder with persistent symptoms, IEED has a significant impact upon the lives of patients and caregivers, but is often overlooked or misdiagnosed. IEED is a clinically well-defined disorder, and specific criteria may be used when making a diagnosis. It must be distinguished from depression or other psychological and neurological conditions. Several assessment scales have been validated for use in IEED, in order to evaluate the baseline severity and to track the course of the disorder and response to treatment.

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Research Article
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CNS Spectrums , Volume 12 , Issue S5 , 2007 , pp. 11 - 16
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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