Evidence map›Paper›PMID 35064392›Full record

ArticleChild psychiatry and human development2023

Is Irritability a Top Problem in Youth Mental Health Care? A Multi-informant, Multi-method Investigation.

Spencer C Evans, Katherine A Corteselli, Audrey Edelman, Hannah Scott, John R Weisz

Registry-linked trialAbstract read
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in Child psychiatry and human development, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07422324 (Multidimensional Assessment of Mental Health in Adolescence), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
44citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07422324 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Multidimensional Assessment of Mental Health in Adolescence: Cross-sectional Study Using Self-report and Parent-report Questionnaires.

TypeobservationalSponsorIRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino PulejoRan2025 to 2027Enrolled180ConditionsMental Disease
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Evidence Base Update on the Assessment of Irritability, Anger, and Aggression in Youth.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53
    Pooled it
  4. Trial
  5. Article
  6. Autistic Symptoms and Empathy in Adolescents With Disruptive Mood Dysregulation and Those With Bipolar Disorders.International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience · 2026
    Article
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Spencer C EvansDepartment of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA. sevans@miami.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8644-817X
Katherine A CorteselliDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6732-8965
Audrey EdelmanDepartment of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0154-6895
Hannah ScottDepartment of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7022-2974
John R WeiszDepartment of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5560-6814

Funding

NIMH NIH HHS Loan Repayment Program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Irritability is often described as a common problem affecting youth referred for mental health services; however, little is known about the prevalence and nature of irritability as a focus of treatment. We examined assessment data from a diverse sample of youths (N = 206; ages 7-15; 52% male, 48% female; 33% White, 27% Black, 25% Latinx) referred for outpatient treatment of emotional and behavioral concerns. Caregivers and youths completed nomothetic (standardized checklist) and idiographic (free response) measures at intake. Irritability was identified as a top problem (TP) in 58% of cases, commonly reported by caregivers (38%), youths (42%), or both (23%)-rates that were significantly greater than those of other TP domains (depression, anxiety, ADHD, conduct, and defiance). Further analyses identified clinical correlates of irritability TPs, with results supporting the incremental utility of multiple informants and methods. Findings suggest that irritability is among the most common problems for which families seek youth treatment.

Indexed as

Mental HealthMental Health ServicesAdolescentAnxietyAnxiety DisordersFemaleHumansIrritable MoodMaleDysregulationIdiographic assessmentIrritabilityYouth mental health

Identifiers

PMID35064392

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.