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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 708684" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. New, added to last DSM manual. It's controversial in that not all psychiatrists believe it should be a diagnosis. If you Google it, you'll see it. My grandson's last child psychiatrist diagnosed him with this, in addition to ADD and anxiety. It kind of fits him, but not completely. Some people say it's a diagnostic home for kids that seem bi-polar, but probably won't grow into full-blown bi-polar (how they know that, I have no idea). His current child psychiatrist didn't even know what it was, and he isn't convinced it's a real thing. Kind of like ODD: describes behaviors and symptoms, but not why. It did kick my grandson into another class of drugs and that's when he started on Abilify, in addition to Intuniv. Stimulants made things worse. His current psychiatric wants to try taking him off all medications over the summer to see what we've got now. He's 10 and things have changed so much since he first started displaying his issues (we knew there were problems in his toddlerhood, but it really hit the fan in kindergarten). </p><p></p><p>I'm sorry your family is really be put through it. Stick around: lots of good people here. No judgments and lots of commiserating and good advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 708684, member: 13260"] DMDD: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. New, added to last DSM manual. It's controversial in that not all psychiatrists believe it should be a diagnosis. If you Google it, you'll see it. My grandson's last child psychiatrist diagnosed him with this, in addition to ADD and anxiety. It kind of fits him, but not completely. Some people say it's a diagnostic home for kids that seem bi-polar, but probably won't grow into full-blown bi-polar (how they know that, I have no idea). His current child psychiatrist didn't even know what it was, and he isn't convinced it's a real thing. Kind of like ODD: describes behaviors and symptoms, but not why. It did kick my grandson into another class of drugs and that's when he started on Abilify, in addition to Intuniv. Stimulants made things worse. His current psychiatric wants to try taking him off all medications over the summer to see what we've got now. He's 10 and things have changed so much since he first started displaying his issues (we knew there were problems in his toddlerhood, but it really hit the fan in kindergarten). I'm sorry your family is really be put through it. Stick around: lots of good people here. No judgments and lots of commiserating and good advice. [/QUOTE]
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