What is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) is characterized by severe, persistent, chronic irritability in children and adolescents, who must have at least three outbursts per week for one year. 

How do members experience disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder*

Who has disruptive mood dysregulation disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 13
20s 10
30s 16
40s 34
50s 15
60s 8
70+ 3

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 29
Female 69

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What is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) is characterized by severe, persistent, chronic irritability in children and adolescents, who must have at least three outbursts per week for one year. 



Common symptoms reported by people with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

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Compare treatments taken by people with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

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Who has disruptive mood dysregulation disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 55 say disruptive mood dysregulation disorder is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 13
20s 10
30s 16
40s 34
50s 15
60s 8
70+ 3
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 10
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 2
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 29
Female 69

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 23
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from disruptive mood dysregulation disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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