Mood Disorders Flashcards
DMDD cannot coexist with which other diagnoses? 3
Oppositional defiant
Intermittent explosive
Bipolar
DMDD diagnostic criteria symptoms
Recurrent temper outburst manifested verbally and or behaviorally grossly out of proportion in intensity or duration to the situation or provocation
Inconsistent with developmental level
Mood between temper outbursts is persistently irritable or angry most of the day, nearly every day, observable by others
At least 2 settings, severe in at least 1
Symptoms do not occur exclusively during an episode of MDD
DMDD age of diagnosis limits
No initial diagnosis prior to age 6 or after age 18
Age of onset prior to 10 years of age
DMDD timing/length of symptoms
Temper outbursts 3 or more times per week
Irritable or angry mood most of the day nearly every day observable by others
At least 12 months
No period of 3 or more consecutive months without all of the symptoms
No period longer than 1 day meeting full criteria for manic or hypomanic episode
DMDD 1 Core feature with 2 manifestations
Chronic, severe persistent irritability
- Frequent severe temper outbursts
- Chronic, persistently irritable or angry mood between outbursts. Mood is Characteristic of the child
Difference of irritable mood in DMDD versus bipolar
Bipolar is episodic
DMDD irritability is chronic
Expensive mood and grandiosity common in mania, not in DMDD
DMDD conversion
Common
Uncommon
Very low conversion to bipolar
Increased risk for unipolar depression and anxiety disorders in adulthood
DMDD vs Bipolar gender prevalence
Bipolar is gender equal
DNDD predominately male
DMDD versus pediatric bipolar functional consequences. Different or equal?
Levels of dysfunction are generally comparable
For both disorders in children dangerous behavior, suicidal ideation or suicide attempts, severe aggression and psychiatric hospitalizations are common
DMDD common psych Comorbidities
ODD most common
ADHD, anxiety disorders, autism
If a child needs the diagnostic criteria for DMDD & ODD, which diagnosis should be made?
DMDD
Is it more common for a child with ODD to also meet criteria for DMDD or for a child with DMDD to meet the criteria of ODD as well?
It is more common for a child with DMDD to also meet criteria for ODD. Only the diagnosis of DMDD should be made. Most children with ODD do not additionally meet the criteria for DMDD
2 Key differences between DMDD and IED
- DMDD requires persistent disruption in mood between outbursts, IED does not
- IED symptoms at least 3 months
DMDD at least 12 months
MDD: episode considered recurrent when there is a period of how many consecutive months between separate episodes in which criteria are not met for MDD
2 months
Symptoms of MDD must be present nearly every day with the exception of which two symptoms?
Weight change
Suicidal ideation
Define MDD remission
2 or more months with no symptoms or only one or two symptoms to no more than a mild degree