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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2/2011

01-02-2011 | Review

Irritability in children and adolescents: a challenge for DSM-5

Author: Argyris Stringaris

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 2/2011

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Abstract

Irritability has recently become a major focus of interest for clinicians and nosologists alike, and its position in the upcoming DSM-5 is currently debated. However, research on irritability has only recently started emerging. Here, I review the recent findings on irritability and its differentially strong relationship to depressive and generalised anxiety disorders compared to disruptive behaviours. Furthermore, I examine the importance of irritability in the recent debate about bipolar disorder in children and adolescents and discuss findings from research into severe mood dysregulation. I next address the relevance of irritability to the two core aims of developmental sensitivity and dimensionality. Finally, I critically discuss the recently proposed putative DSM-5 category of temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria and make suggestions about future research directions.
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Metadata
Title
Irritability in children and adolescents: a challenge for DSM-5
Author
Argyris Stringaris
Publication date
01-02-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-010-0150-4

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