Editorial: Mood Instability: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

Mary A Fristad

doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.012

Editorial: Mood Instability: What It Is, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It

J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2022 Oct;61(10):1224-1226. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.012. Epub 2022 Mar 25.

Author

Mary A Fristad¹

Affiliation

¹ Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: Mary.fristad@nationwidechildrens.org.

PMID: 35346786
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2022.03.012

Abstract

Mood instability, defined as frequent, sudden, and unpredictable alterations in irritability, elation/activation, and anxiety/depression, is associated with psychopathology in youth and adults. While transdiagnostic, mood instability has unique associations with bipolar disorder (BD) and can occur inter-episodically.¹ Mood instability is a risk for BD type 1 or type 2 in high-risk individuals.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Bipolar Disorder* / diagnosis
Depression
Humans
Irritable Mood
Psychopathology