Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder at Ages 13-18: Results from the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

"Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder" (DMDD) has been introduced into the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th ed. but the utility of this new label and the clinical correlates of the children it describes are yet to be determined.

Methods

A proxy for the DMDD diagnosis was extracted from the National Comorbidity Survey - Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A) data on 6483 adolescents (51.4% female) including Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) diagnoses and measures of impaired functioning from the Sheehan Disability Scale. Cross tabulations and logistic regression were used to assess for prevalence and comorbidity.

Results

A total of 310 (5.26%) adolescents met the criteria for DMDD when diagnostic hierarchy and frequency of

SUBMITTER: Althoff RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4800387 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature