Abstract Irritability, characterised by anger, frustration, and emotional dysregulation, is a common transdiagnostic symptom associated with child adolescent referrals to mental health services significant negative outcomes. Despite this, little known about the link between irritability broader family environment. The present study described parental dysfunction in families of 51 children adole...

両側前頭葉損傷により情動の制御が困難であった 1 例を通して, 情動とその脳機能について論考し, 情動制御困難に対する対応の仕方について論及した。

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the relationships between anxiety sensitivity (AS), irritability and intrusive thoughts (IT) and sleep problems in patients diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Methods: The study population consisted of all patients with GAD who referred to counseling and psychological centers in Isfahan, Iran, in 2015. A total of 49 patients wer...

Children with autism have a high rate of irritability and aggressive symptoms. Irritability or self-injurious behavior can result in significant harm to those affected, as well as to marked distress for their families. This paper provides a literature review regarding the efficacy and tolerability of pharmacotherapy for the treatment of irritability in autistic children. Although antipsychotics...

The purpose of this investigation was to examine (a) whether irritability mediates the relation between executive functioning (EF) and alcohol-related aggression and (b) whether the alcohol-aggression relation is better explained by the interactive effects of EF and irritability above and beyond the effects of either variable alone. EF was measured using seven well-established neuropsychologica...

OBJECTIVE Irritability is a prominent symptom in the spectrum of female-specific mood disorders, and in some women, irritability is serious enough to disrupt their lives and warrant treatment. The objective of this research was to develop a new, female-specific state measure of irritability. METHODS We constructed self-rating and observer rating scales using items derived from spontaneous des...