Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
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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
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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 with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
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Data from patients with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
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for depressed mood (1 evaluation)
Side effects
spinning dizziness (vertigo)
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
depressed mood
(2)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
depressed mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
depressed mood
(1)
1 more
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
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No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
anxious mood
(1)
Perceived effectiveness
for disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (1 evaluation)
Side effects
abdominal bloating
weight gain
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
(1)
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No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
(1)
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Data from patients with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, who reported starting treatments within the last 5 years.
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Who has disruptive mood dysregulation disorder on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 39 say disruptive mood dysregulation disorder is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 7 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 11 | |
| 40s | 27 | |
| 50s | 8 | |
| 60s | 4 | |
| 70+ | 2 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 9 | |
| 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 | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 20 | |
| Female | 44 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 21 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 1 |
These charts show data from disruptive mood dysregulation disorder patients who have completed their condition history
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