Irritability: what, who, how and why?
Erica Bell1,2, Kinga Szymaniak1,2, Gurubhaskar Shivakumar1,2,3
1Academic Department of Psychiatry, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Abstract:
Irritability is a ubiquitous clinical phenomenon, and yet its definition and specific role within psychiatric disorders have long eluded the field. By understanding what irritability is, in whom it should be studied and how it should be modelled, new insights into the disorders within which it manifests may be gained.
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