disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

noun

A mental disorder in children and adolescents characterized by a persistently irritable or angry mood and frequent temper outbursts that are disproportionate to the situation and significantly more severe than the typical reaction of same-aged peers.

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Meanings

noundisruptive mood dysregulation disorder (uncountable, abbreviation DMDD)

abbreviation DMDD

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA mental disorder in children and adolescents characterized by a persistently irritable or angry mood and frequent temper outbursts that are disproportionate to the situation and significantly more severe than the typical reaction of same-aged peers.
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