disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

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Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder is a childhood psychiatric condition characterized by chronic, severe irritability and frequent temper outbursts that are disproportionate to the situation.

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instanceOf childhood-onset mental disorder
mood disorder
neurodevelopmental disorder
psychiatric disorder
associatedWith family conflict
functional impairment at home
functional impairment at school
peer relationship difficulties
characterizedBy chronic irritability
frequent temper outbursts
outbursts disproportionate to situation
persistently angry or irritable mood between outbursts
severe irritability
classifiedAs depressive disorder in DSM-5
diagnosticAgeRange 6 to 18 years
distinguishedFrom bipolar disorder by absence of manic episodes
excludesDiagnosis bipolar disorder
hasAbbreviation DMDD
hasCourse chronic
hasDiagnosticCriterion age at onset before 10 years
irritable or angry mood most of the day nearly every day
no distinct periods of elevated or expansive mood lasting more than one day
no period of 3 or more consecutive months without symptoms
severe in at least one setting
severe recurrent temper outbursts three or more times per week
symptoms present for 12 or more months
symptoms present in at least two of three settings (home, school, peers)
hasOnset childhood
hasSymptom difficulty maintaining relationships
frequent anger
low frustration tolerance
physical aggression
verbal aggression
includedIn DSM-5 NERFINISHED
introducedIn DSM-5 NERFINISHED
mayBeTreatedWith atypical antipsychotics
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
stimulant medications
mayCooccurWith anxiety disorders
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
depressive disorders
oppositional defiant disorder
replacedConcept pediatric bipolar disorder (overdiagnosis concern)
riskOf later anxiety disorders
later unipolar depressive disorders
treatedWith cognitive behavioral therapy
parent management training
school-based behavioral interventions
typicalAgeOfOnset before age 10 years

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DSM-5 introduced disruptive mood dysregulation disorder