Irritability in Adult Depression and Anxiety: A Clinically Useful Signal Amid an Imprecise Construct

Anhedonia as a transdiagnostic construct: implications for clinical practice and research.

Anhedonia, the diminished interest and/or capacity for pleasure, is increasingly recognised as a transdiagnostic symptom that spans mood, anxiety, neurodevelopmental and psychotic disorders. Rather than being specific to any single disorder, anhedonia reflects core dysfunction in reward processing and affect regulation...

Rethinking the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: contemporary relevance, validity and implications for future research.

The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale has shaped the identification of perinatal depression for four decades, but evolving understandings of distress, comorbidity and measurement standards challenge its continued adequacy. We argue for rigorous, co-produced revision to enhance validity, inclusivity and clinical util...

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Depression and other behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia – separate research worlds in need of a common understanding

The biological Basis of Massage Therapy in Depression

Depression is a chronic multifactorial psychiatric disorder and remains one of the leading causes of reduced quality of life. It is characterized by persistent low mood, anhedonia, and disturbances in sleep, appetite, and emotional regulation.

Irritability: what, who, how and why?

Irritability is a ubiquitous clinical phenomenon, and yet its definition and specific role within psychiatric disorders have long eluded the field. By understanding what irritability is, in whom it should be studied and how it should be modelled, new insights into the disorders within which it manifests may be gained.