title: Ask the doctor.  My 8-year-old son was diagnosed with bipolar disorder several years ago.  Now a new therapist thinks the problem might be temper dysregulation disorder.  What is that? How is it treated?
authors.forename: Michael Craig
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000786:Anger; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D006801:Humans; D007508:Irritable Mood; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy; D011889:Rage