Almost Every Day Robin, Age 14, Has Huge Outbursts of Rage

question 163

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Almost every day Robin, age 14, has huge outbursts of rage at home, and her parents report she is usually very irritable. Just this past week she punched a hole in her bedroom wall and threw her dinner across the dining room. Last week she was suspended from school for throwing her desk chair during a class. What is her likely diagnosis? Which DMS-5 criteria are present that support this diagnosis?

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