Irritability in Pediatric Psychopathology

Irritability in Pediatric Psychopathology

Edited by Amy Krain Roy, Melissa A. Brotman, and Ellen Leibenluft

Abstract

Pediatric irritability, defined as increased proneness to anger relative to peers, is among the most common reasons for mental health referrals. The past 15 years have witnessed a dramatic rise in the empirical study of pediatric irritability with the goal of developing more effective methods of assessing and treating these impaired youth. Irritability in Pediatric Psychopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this work, approaching the topic from multiple perspectives and disciplines including child psychiatry, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and neuroscience. The book has five sections composed of chapters written by international experts. The first section provides an overview of the definition and prevalence of pediatric irritability, current assessment methods, and novel behavioral and psychophysiological indicators of irritability in youth. The second section reviews the literature on the development of pediatric irritability from preschool age through adolescence and young adulthood. The third section summarizes the current evidence for genetic and neurobiological factors contributing to pediatric irritability. The fourth section reviews the presentation of irritability across diagnoses including mood and anxiety disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, and autism. Finally, the fifth section presents evidence-based psychological and pharmacological interventions for pediatric irritability. Irritability in Pediatric Psychopathology is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians, and trainees working with children and adolescents.

Keywords: pediatric irritability, DMDD, epidemiology, genetics, neuroimaging, psychophysiology, frustration, threat, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Apr 2019

Print ISBN-13:: 9780190846800

Published online:: Mar 2019

DOI:: 10.1093/med-psych/9780190846800.001.0001

Authors

Amy Krain Roy, editor Director, Integrative Neuroscience Program, Fordham University

Melissa A. Brotman, editor Director, Neuroscience and Novel Therapeutics, Section on Mood Dysregulation and Neuroscience, Emotion and Development Branch, NIMH

Ellen Leibenluft, editor Chief, Section on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders, Emotion and Development, National Institute of Mental Health

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Front Matter
- Contributors
1 IntroductionAmy Krain Roy, Melissa A. Brotman, and Ellen Leibenluft
Section I Perspectives on Assessment and Measurement
- 2 Epidemiology of Pediatric IrritabilityGiovanni Abrahão Salum
- 3 Measurement of Irritability in Children and AdolescentsMerelise Ametti and Robert R. Althoff
- 4 Behavioral and Psychophysiological Investigations of IrritabilityMariah DeSerisy and Christen M. Deveney
Section II Developmental Considerations
- 5 Early Childhood Irritability: Using a Neurodevelopmental Framework to Inform Clinical UnderstandingM. Catalina Camacho, Lauren S. Wakschlag, and Susan B. Perlman
- 6 Irritability Development from Middle Childhood Through Adolescence: Trajectories, Concurrent Conditions, and OutcomesCynthia Kiefer and Jillian Lee Wiggins
- 7 On Being Mad, Sad, and Very YoungMichael Potegal
Section III Etiological Mechanisms
- 8 Genetics of Pediatric IrritabilityMeridith L. Eastman, Ashlee A. Moore, and Roxann Roberson-Nay
- 9 Neural Findings in Pediatric IrritabilityEmily Hirsch and Leslie Hulvershorn
Section IV Clinical Presentation
- 10 Irritability and Disruptive Behavior DisordersJoel Stoddard, Valerie Scelsa, and Soonjo Hwang
- 11 Irritability in Pediatric Psychopathology: AutismCarla A. Mazefsky, Taylor N. Day, and Joshua Golt
- 12 Irritability in Mood and Anxiety DisordersPablo Vidal-Ribas Belil and Argyris Stringaris
Section V Treatment
- 13 Behavioral Interventions for Irritability in Children and AdolescentsDenis G. Sukhodolsky, Theresa R. Gladstone, Carolyn L. Marsh, and Kimberly R. Cimino
- 14 Pharmacological Treatment of Pediatric IrritabilityDaniel P. Dickstein and Rachel E. Christensen
End Matter
- Index

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