The addition of new diagnoses in psychiatry is not a rare event. After all, the first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, published in 1952, was ...

Emily Laurence is a journalist, freelance writer and certified health coach living in Raleigh, North Carolina. She specializes in writing about mental health, healthy aging and overall wellness. For ...

Is your child often irritable or prone to temper outbursts? Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, clarifies the distinctions between bipolar disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), ...

Irritability in young people manifests as a heightened proneness to anger, frustration and temper outbursts, often accompanied by persistent negative mood. Historically viewed as a symptom dimension ...