DMDD versus Oppositional Defiant Disorder
ODD symptoms can occur in children with DMDD; however, symptoms of DMDD are rather rare in children with ODD. The main difference to diagnose DMDD in children who also meet the criteria for ODD is the severe and frequently outbursts and the change in mood between outbursts. Moreover, the diagnosis of DMDD requires these symptoms must happen in more than one setting. Most of the children who meet the criteria for DMDD will also meet the criteria for ODD, but the reverse is not the case. Only 15% of children with ODD meet the criteria for DMDD.
Kids that have DMDD are likely to have severe functional impairment and need help. Because of this, if a child meets both the criteria for ODD and for DMDD, only DMDD is diagnosed and it implies greater severity and a more significant mood component. ODD can’t be diagnosed with DMDD under DSM-V.
Kids that have DMDD are likely to have severe functional impairment and need help. Because of this, if a child meets both the criteria for ODD and for DMDD, only DMDD is diagnosed and it implies greater severity and a more significant mood component. ODD can’t be diagnosed with DMDD under DSM-V.