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.

12 3 4 Development of anger 1. Irritability: overview and introduction ; 2. Terminology ; 3. Assessment of children with irritability ; 4. Development of anger ; 5. Prevalence and course ; 6. Neuroscience of irritability ; 7. ADHD and irritability ; 8. Irritability in autism spectrum disorders ; 9. Irritability and disruptive behaviour disorders 10. Irritability and bipolar disorder ; 11. Irritability in depressive disorders ; 12. Irritability and disruptive mood dysregulation disorder ; 13. Irritability in brain disorders and damage ; 14. Clinical management of irritability and disruptive mood ; 15. Future directions and a model for irritability.