Article
Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder and chronic irritability in youth at familial risk for bipolar disorder.
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - 1 Apr 2014
Sparks Garrett M, Axelson David A, Yu Haifeng, Ha Wonho, Ballester Javier, Diler Rasim S, Goldstein Benjamin, Goldstein Tina, Hickey Mary Beth, Ladouceur Cecile D, Monk Kelly, Sakolsky Dara, Birmaher Boris
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is a new diagnosis in the DSM-5. Youth with a family history of bipolar disorder (BD) are at increased risk for BD and non-bipolar psychopathology. No studies to date have examined rates of DMDD among offspring of parents with BD. This study examines the risk for DMDD in offspring of parents with BD compared to community controls and considers rates of...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Irritable Mood
- Male
- Mood Disorders
