학술논문
Irritability in children and adolescents: past concepts, current debates, and future opportunities
Document Type
article
Source
Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry. January 2013 35(1)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1516-4446
Abstract
Irritability is defined as a low threshold to experience anger in response to frustration. It is one of the most common symptoms in youth and is part of the clinical presentation of several disorders. Irritability can present early in life and is a predictor of long-term psychopathology; yet, the diagnostic status of irritability is a matter of intense debate. In the present article, we address two main components of the debate regarding irritability in youth: the misdiagnosis of chronic irritability as pediatric bipolar disorder, and the proposal of a new diagnosis in the DSM-5, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, whose defining symptoms are chronic irritability and temper outbursts.