The Affective Reactivity Index: A concise irritability scale for clinical and research settings

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1109-1117

  Stringaris, Argyris ^a   Goodman, Robert ^a   Ferdinando, Sumudu ^a   Razdan, Varun ^b   Muhrer, Eli ^b   Leibenluft, Ellen ^b   Brotman, Melissa A ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective Reactivity Index; bipolar; depression; irritability; Mood dysregulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867573030     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02561.x     Document Type: Article

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