Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder: where did it come from and what can we do about it

Barbara Gay Lecture in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 9/8
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Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD
Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Objectives:
The activity is designed to help the learner
1) discuss the evolution of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder and summarize its criteria
2) articulate the differential diagnosis of children with outbursts/mood dysregulation
3) summarize treatment approaches to DMDD