[Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: a controversial new diagnostic entity in the DSM-5].

The Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) was included for the first time in the 5th Revision of the DSM. A transatlantic controversy surrounding the clinical picture and prevalence of early-onset bipolar disorder gave the occasion to develop a new diagnostic category in the chapter “Depressive Disorders” capturing a behavioral phenotype of non-episodic, chronic irritability and frequent temper tantrums. The present paper reviews the first available studies applying the new criteria.

Sustained reduction of seizures in patients with intractable epilepsy after self-regulation training of slow cortical potentials - 10 years after.

The aim of this study was to determine whether the reduction of seizures in patients with intractable epilepsy after self-regulation of slow cortical potentials (SCPs) was maintained almost 10 years after the end of treatment. Originally, 41 patients received training with SCP-neurofeedback. A control group of 12 patients received respiratory feedback while another group of 11 patients had their anticonvulsant medications reviewed.