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DiagnosesDisruptive mood dysregulation disorder is a fairly new disorder, and therefore the criteria for diagnosis is under constant review. The DSM-5 has a proposed list of criteria, which includes characteristics, frequency and duration.
The DSM-5 outlines that the disorder is associated with temper outbursts that are disproportionate to the situation and that are recurrent. These outbursts can be either verbal or behavioral and are not consistent with the person´s developmental level. These outbursts should happen at least three to five times a week for the person to be considered to have this disorder. Also, the DSM.-5 states that the mood between such outbursts also important in diagnosis. In order to be given this diagnosis the person should display a constant irritable or angry mood between outbursts. This should be consistent on a daily basis and should also be noticed by others. When diagnosing, the time frame is also important. These characteristics should be present for twelve or more months, and within this time period there cannot be three or more consecutive months in which these characteristics were not displayed. Also this diagnosis must be made between the years of six to eighteen years old, and the person should have showed symptoms before the age of ten. When diagnosing, it is also important to exclude other mental illnesses. Therefore if the person has experienced elevated moods followed by mania or if the symptoms only occur during episodes of other illnesses, such as Major Depressive Disorder, one should exclude this diagnosis. Also, if the person has symptoms of both Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, he or she should only be given the Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder diagnosis (1). DSM-5 is describing a proposed diagnostic criteria for disruptive mood Dysregulation disorder, shown in Table 1. |