Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents

by Argyris Stringaris, Eric Taylor

Overview

A practical guide to understanding and treating children and adolescents prone to extreme levels of angry outbursts, Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents is based on the very latest research and theory. Providing both a clinical and scientific perspective on irritability in children, this book is a timely look at recent developments in the field.

Abnormal states of anger are a common reason for referral to child health services, and cause concern in clinics, schools, and families. Misdiagnosis and treatment can stem from a lack of understanding of the mechanisms involved in high levels of anger in children, and Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents provides clear guidance on the development of abnormal states of anger, their consequences for later development, and how to assess and make differential diagnoses between them. A useful resource for clinical practice, this book is concise and accessible, and offers tools for evaluating treatments. Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents is designed for practitioners involved in child and adolescent mental health and education and researchers who need an introduction to this complex field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199674541
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Argyris Stringaris, Research Fellow, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK,Eric Taylor, Emeritus Professor Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, UK

Argyris Stringaris is a clinician scientist funded by the Wellcome Trust to study mood in health and disease across human development. He trained at the Maudsley Hospital (MRCPsych), the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London (PhD), and the National Institutes of Health (Clinical Research Fellow) in the USA.

Eric Taylor is Emeritus Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at King's College London Institute of Psychiatry; and an honorary consultant at 'The Maudsley'. He has researched, practised clinically, and taught child neuropsychiatry since 1971. He has been a Trustee of the National Academy of Parenting practitioners, Chair of the Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health and a Non-Executive Director of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. His research won the Ruane prize from NARSAD for severe child psychopathologies and he is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

Table of Contents

Disruptive Mood: Irritability in Children and Adolescents, Argyris Stringaris, Eric Taylor1. Irritability: overview and introduction2. Terminology3. Assessment of children with irritability4. Development of anger5. Prevalence and course6. Neuroscience of irritability7. ADHD and irritability8. Irritability in autism spectrum disorders9. Irritability and disruptive behaviour disorders10. Irritability and bipolar disorder11. Irritability in depressive disorders12. Irritability and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder13. Irritability in brain disorders and damage14. Clinical management of irritability and disruptive mood15. Future directions and a model for irritability

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Rekha Bandla, DO (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: Based on the new diagnostic designation for irritability in the DSM-5, this book discusses the nonbehavioral roots of irritability in children and adolescents, including neurological and psychosocial aspects, and attempts to go beyond the current evidence base to assist readers in navigating its diagnosis and management.
Purpose: The main purpose is to educate child and adolescent mental health practitioners about the development and differential diagnosis of anger and its management. It also can be used to learn about the development of abnormal states of anger.
Audience: This is intended as a resource for practitioners working in child and adolescent mental health and education, and researchers working in this field.
Features: The introduction/first chapter orients readers to the book and to the importance of irritability as a clinical area of interest. The introduction clearly lays out how the authors will address the clinical issues related to irritability, even noting specific chapters where the information can be found. Subsequent chapters define terminology used in irritability, assessment of children with irritability, early development of the emotional aspects of anger, and the prevalence and course of irritability over time. Chapters 7-12 focus on irritability in specific disorders: ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, disruptive behavior disorders, bipolar disorder, depressive disorders, and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. Chapter 13 discusses irritability in the context of brain disease and disability. The final chapters summarize management of irritability and future directions. The chapters feature a number of useful informational tables, graphs, and decisional trees regarding diagnosis and management of irritability. The appendix contains two scales to measure irritability, one for observers and one for patients, along with a web link for further information. The scales would be useful to clinicians wanting a tool to use in their own practices.
Assessment: This concise book presents information about the differential diagnosis, theories, and management of irritability in an efficient manner, which is important for mental health practitioners with limited time. The book is unique because it is geared towards practitioners and addresses DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Many of the books available on this topic are self-help and are aimed at adults or parents. This book is organized well and presents many of the salient points in tables and figures, making it easy to read. It is worth buying because it condenses information in a way that's not easy to find elsewhere.

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