The 8-year-old, Chloe, suffers from disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Eight-year-old Chloe is a huge fan of the Houston Astros -- so huge that her loud cheering provoked another baseball watcher ...

You’ve probably seen a child have a tantrum when their favorite toy was taken away or a teen who got moody after friendship drama. But how much moodiness is normal, and at what point could a child or ...

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. This new diagnosis identifies children experiencing persistent irritability and extreme changes in mood without bipolar disorder. This change addresses and ...

The Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association tried yesterday to project confidence in the next edition of its problem-plagued manual, assuring Americans that radical changes to the ...

Over the years, more and more parents have walked into my office describing a similar, challenging pattern in their children—kids who don’t just get upset but explode. They have quick tempers, intense ...

A new trio of clinics in the UAB Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology reflects the department’s dedication to innovation in mental health care. Known collectively as the TEAM Clinics ...