Peer-reviewedCC BYCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
Irritability in Adult Depression and Anxiety: A Clinically Useful Signal Amid an Imprecise Construct.
- 1Steve Hicks School of Social Work, Office of the Associate Dean for Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Abstract
A brief consideration of the conceptual and diagnostic tidiness of irritability associated with depression and anxiety in adults. Despite evidence for its conceptual untidiness, there are practical issues that the clinician may consider when diagnosing and treating depression or anxiety.
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BibTeX
@article{uebel2026irritability,
title = {{Irritability in Adult Depression and Anxiety: A Clinically Useful Signal Amid an Imprecise Construct.}},
author = {Michael Uebel},
journal = {Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1177/07067437261490170},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42873492},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Irritability in Adult Depression and Anxiety: A Clinically Useful Signal Amid an Imprecise Construct.
AU - Michael Uebel
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/14
JO - Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
DO - 10.1177/07067437261490170
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42873492
AB - A brief consideration of the conceptual and diagnostic tidiness of irritability associated with depression and anxiety in adults. Despite evidence for its conceptual untidiness, there are practical issues that the clinician may consider when diagnosing and treating depression or anxiety.
SN - 0706-7437
SN - 1497-0015
ER -