Objectives: To provide advice and guidance regarding the management of mood disorders,
derived from scientific evidence and supplemented by expert clinical consensus to formulate …

ABSTRACT Introduction Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) was officially
introduced as a new diagnostic entity in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental …

Background A systematic overview of underlying mechanisms in the new disruptive mood
dysregulation disorder (DMDD) diagnosis is needed. The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) …

Objective The aim of this study was to explore consensus among clinicians and researchers
on how to assess and treat Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD). Methods The …

The categorical approach of diagnosing mental disorders entails the problem of frequently
occurring comorbidities, suggesting a more parsimonious structure of psychopathology. In …

Professor Malhi and colleagues (this issue) accept my overall critique of the construct of
paediatric bipolar disorder and endorse the substantive content of my article (Connors …

A recent perspective piece systematically examined the diagnosis of paediatric bipolar
disorder (PBD) and critically considered the shortcomings of our current nosology for …

Despite an opportunity to prevent adult psychopathology associated with bipolar disorder
through early diagnosis in children, there is insufficient information and awareness among …

Objective To examine patterns of remission of pediatric bipolar I (BP-I) disorder attending to
syndromatic, symptomatic, and functional outcomes from childhood to adolescent and young …

Conclusion So where does this leave us? We now have a poorly conceived diagnosis (PBD)
that has been shown to lead to misdiagnosis and the unnecessary treatment of children with …