Childhood Bipolar Disorder and Disruptive Mood ...

Childhood Bipolar Disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder in the DSM 5

Rashmi Sabu MD Associate Professor, UNM Department of Psychiatry

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1.The participant will be able to identify the differences in DSM 5 defined Bipolar disorder

2.The participant will be able to define the new diagnostic construct of DMDD ( Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder) in the DSM 5.

3.The participant will be able to differentiate between Childhood Bipolar Disorder and DMDD.

Bipolar and Related Disorders

Manic/Hypomanic Episode

? Criterion A: A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, lasting at least 1 week (or any duration if hospitalization is necessary).

? In DSM 5 : Add to Criterion A: "and abnormally and persistently increased goal-directed activity or energy."

BPAD Manic/Hypomanic episode

? During the period of mood disturbance, three (or more) of the following symptoms have persisted (four if the mood is only irritable) and have been present to a significant degree: ? inflated self-esteem or grandiosity ? decreased need for sleep (e.g., feels rested after only 3 hours of sleep) ? more talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking ? flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing ? distractibility (i.e., attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli) ? increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation ? excessive involvement in pleasurable activities that have a high potential for painful consequences (e.g., engaging in unrestrained buying sprees, sexual indiscretions, or foolish business investments

Bipolar disorder Manic/hypomanic episode

? The mood disturbance is sufficiently severe to cause marked impairment in social or occupational functioning or to necessitate hospitalization to prevent harm to self or others, or there are psychotic features.

? The episode is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication, other treatment) or to another medical condition.

Bipolar I Disorder

? Criteria have been met for at least one manic episode ? The occurrence of the manic and major depressive episode(s) is not

better explained by schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, or other specified or unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder.

Bipolar II Disorder

? Criteria have been met for at least one hypomanic episode (Criteria A?F under "Hypomanic Episode" above) and at least one major depressive episode (Criteria A?C under "Major Depressive Episode" above).

? There has never been a manic episode.

? The occurrence of the hypomanic episode(s) and major depressive episode(s) is not better explained by schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, delusional disorder, or other specified or unspecified schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorder.

? The symptoms of depression or the unpredictability caused by frequent alternation between periods of depression and hypomania causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

Cyclothymic Disorder

? For at least 2 years (at least 1 year in children and adolescents) there have been numerous periods with hypomanic symptoms that do not meet criteria for a hypomanic episode and numerous periods with depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for a major depressive episode.

? During the above 2-year period (1 year in children and adolescents), the hypomanic and depressive periods have been present for at least half the time and the individual has not been without the symptoms for more than 2 months at a time.

? Criteria for a major depressive, manic, or hypomanic episode have never been met.

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