defiant disorder is included in the chapter “Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct
Disorders.”) This reflects the more prominent mood comp onent among individuals with
disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, as compared with individuals with oppositional
defiant disorder. Nevertheless, it  also should be noted that disruptive mood dysregulation
disorder appears to carry a high risk for be havioral pr oblems as well as mood problems.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ma jor depressive disorder, anxiety disorders,
and autism spectrum disorder. Unlike children diagnosed with bipolar disorder or op-
positional defiant disorder, a child whose sy mptoms meet criteria for disruptive mood
dysregulation disorder also can receive a co morbid diagnosis of ADHD, major depressive
disorder, and/or anxiety disorder. However, children whose irritability is present only in
the context of a major depressive episode or persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)