Diagnostic instruments for the assessment of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: a systematic review of the literature.

ABSTRACT: Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) involves non-episodic irritability and frequent severe temper outbursts in children. Since the inclusion of the diagnosis in the DSM-5, there is no established gold-standard in the assessment of DMDD. In this systematic review of the literature, we provide a synopsis of existing diagnostic instruments for DMDD. Bibliographic databases were searched for any studies assessing DMDD. The systematic search of the literature yielded K = 1167 hits, of which n = 110 studies were included. The most frequently used measure was the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia DMDD module (25%). Other studies derived diagnostic criteria from interviews not specifically designed to measure DMDD (47%), chart review (7%), clinical diagnosis witho

SUBMITTER: Murner-Lavanchy I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9908712 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature