Disruptive & Impulse-Control
Mood Disorders
Full criteria not included in this record
Full criteria not included in this record
Full criteria not included in this record
Full criteria not included in this record
A. ≥4 symptoms from: angry/irritable mood (loses temper; touchy/easily annoyed; angry/resentful); argumentative/defiant behaviour (argues with authority; defies rules; deliberately annoys; blames others); or vindictiveness — for ≥6 months, exhibited during interaction with ≥1 non-sibling individual B. Causes distress in individual or others in their immediate social context, or negatively impacts functioning C. Not better explained by another mental disorder (psychotic, mood, SUD, DMDD, or conduct disorder)
A. Severe recurrent temper outbursts (verbal or behavioural), grossly disproportionate to situation, ≥3×/week B. Persistently irritable or angry mood between outbursts, most of the day, nearly every day, observable by others C. Criteria A and B present ≥12 months; no gap ≥3 consecutive months symptom-free
Mild; Moderate; Severe
Mild / Moderate / Severe
Conduct disorder (more severe; involves aggression, property destruction, rule violations); ADHD (impulsivity without deliberate defiance; highly comorbid - code both when criteria independently met); DMDD (severe temper outbursts + persistent irritable mood; may coexist)
Bipolar disorder (episodic mania/hypomania; DMDD is chronic irritability); ODD (milder severity); ADHD (impulsivity without severe outburst pattern)