Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
DEFINITION
- Mood disorder diagnosed in children who present with recurrent irritable or angry mood and severe temper outbursts that interfere with their ability to function at home, in school, or with their friends.
- This is a new diagnosis in DSM-5 that has been created with an intention to more accurately categorize children who were misdiagnosed with pediatric bipolar disorder.
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Last updated: January 7, 2018
Citation
Kimmel, Mary, et al. "Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2018. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787048/all/Disruptive_Mood_Dysregulation_Disorder.
Kimmel M, Speed T, Ji NY. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2018. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787048/all/Disruptive_Mood_Dysregulation_Disorder. Accessed September 24, 2023.
Kimmel, M., Speed, T., & Ji, N. Y. (2018). Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787048/all/Disruptive_Mood_Dysregulation_Disorder
Kimmel M, Speed T, Ji NY. Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2018. [cited 2023 September 24]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787048/all/Disruptive_Mood_Dysregulation_Disorder.
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