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  MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Irritability
The term "irritability" is used specifically in regard to infants and young children who, when ill, demonstrate increased fussiness, whining, and fretfulness despite attempts at comforting and soothing.
Irritability is seen at the beginning of many infectious diseases, some metabolic diseases, head trauma, malignancies, and other types of disease.
Although irritability is not a symptom of any specific illness, it should arouse suspicion in the parent that something might be wrong with the child, even though there may not yet be other symptoms.
www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/003214.htm   (453 words)

  
  Discovery Health :: Diseases & Conditions :: irritability in children   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Irritability is a state of being overly sensitive to stimulation.
A child who is irritable may be responding to something that causes pain, fright, or discomfort.
The cause is of irritability is harder to figure out in very young children who cannot talk.
www.health.discovery.com /encyclopedias/illnesses.html?article=3130   (566 words)

  
 Irritability - Health Encyclopedia
Although irritability is not a symptom of any specific illness, it should arouse suspicion in the parent that something might be wrong with the child, even though there may not yet be other symptoms.
Parents are usually very aware of their child's normal behavior and may pick up early changes that would be unremarkable to the examining health care provider.
If your child is irritable or inconsolable with or without other symptoms, consult your health care provider.
www.wnbc.com /encyclopedia/6864150/detail.html   (558 words)

  
 Quitting Tobacco: Handling Irritability - National Cancer Institute
Studies have found that most quitters report increased feelings of irritability, anger, and frustration within a week of quitting.
If feelings of irritability, anger, and frustration occur, they usually begin on the first day, peak during the first couple of weeks, and disappear within a month.
Feelings of anger, irritability, and frustration may be reduced by using nicotine replacement products, which deliver small, steady doses of nicotine into the body.
www.cancer.gov /cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/frustration   (298 words)

  
 Attention Deficit Disorder, Irritability and Serotonin 1 A Neuromodulation
To educate in the areas of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and irritability in children and adolescents.
Exploration of aggression spectrum concepts such as anger, aggression, hostility, irritability and impulsivity are compromised by the general equivalent use of these terms, measuring difficulties, lack of research in the area and particularly no current diagnostic framework for aggression in DSM 3R or DSM-IV, with consequently no FDA approved drugs for aggression.
Irritability is an early target symptom of response with buspirone in generalized anxiety disorder possibly implying persistent low-dose effects.
www.pni.org /abstracts/attention_deficit_disorder.html   (657 words)

  
 HD~Anxiety/Apathy/Irritability
Irritability in persons with HD may take the form of an increase in the patients' baseline level of irritability, or there may be episodes of explosiveness as irritable responses to life events become exaggerated in intensity and duration.
Other patients may not be irritable under most circumstances, but will develop a kind of rigidity of thinking which will cause them to perseverate relentlessly on a particular desire or idea, becoming progressively more irritable if their demands are not met.
Irritability in HD may have a variety of triggers and exacerbating causes.
endoflifecare.tripod.com /huntdiseasefaqs/id70.html   (1640 words)

  
 Bipolar and Irritability
Irritable mood was detected in 91.7% of the bipolar patients.
The main implication for busy clinical practice is that energized activity and irritable mood associated with racing thoughts represent the modal experiences of hypomania among bipolar II outpatients; euphoria is neither sensitive, nor pathognomonic, in the diagnosis of these patients.
Irritable temperament seems closely related with the personality character of mood disorder, however this temperament itself was not characteristic.
www.thensome.com /stormybrain/irritability.htm   (5160 words)

  
 Diagnose-Me: About Level Of Irritability
Irritability is one of the most common symptoms amongst children with gluten sensitivity.
An eating disorder characterized by excess control - a morbid fear of obesity leads the sufferer to try and limit or reduce their weight by excessive dieting, exercising, vomiting, purging and use of diuretics.
Although about 70 percent of the body's magnesium is contained in the teeth and bones, its most important functions are carried out by the remainder which is present in the cells of the soft tissues and in the fluid surrounding those cells.
www.diagnose-me.com /questionnaire/Q2823.html   (381 words)

  
 IRRITABILITY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Irritability is a state of being more sensitive than usual to stimulation.
Irritability may result from a wide variety of causes.
In infants and young children irritability is a term used to describe behavior when they are ill. It is a cause for concern when the child cannot be consoled or soothed.
www.botsfordlibrary.org /indexes/sym5061f.htm   (215 words)

  
 ENLmedical.com: Conditions And Concerns: Medical Encyclopedia: Irritability
Irritability is used specifically in regard to infants and young children who often, in the presence of illness, demonstrate increased fussiness, whining, and fretfulness despite attempts at comforting and parental responses that would normally be soothing to the infant or child.
Although irritability cannot be taken as a symptom or sign of any specific illness, it should arouse early suspicion in the parent that something might be wrong with the infant or young child, even though there may not yet be other symptoms.
Furthermore, the causes may vary based on age and gender of the affected person, as well as on the specific characteristics of the symptom such as quality, time course, aggravating factors, relieving factors, and associated complaints.
www.enlmedical.com /article/003214.htm   (365 words)

  
 FDA OKs Drug for Autism Irritability
Classified under the general heading of irritability, these behaviors include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
The approval for treating children with autism was based on two eight-week clinical trials that evaluated the drug vs. placebo in 156 children 5 to 16 years old.
The results showed that children on Risperdal significantly improved in measures of irritability associated with autism compared with children who received the placebo.
foxnews.webmd.com /content/article/128/117058?action=related_link   (218 words)

  
 Irritability - WrongDiagnosis.com
The cause of Irritability may be more easily identified if other symptoms exist.
When you follow a link to our interactive multiple symptoms page, you will be able to modify your list by adding and removing symptoms thus helping to better research your condition.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
www.wrongdiagnosis.com /sym/irritability.htm   (1123 words)

  
 Nutrition Journal | Full text | Omega-3 fatty acids decreased irritability of patients with bipolar disorder in an ...
Subjects reported on the frequency and severity of irritability experienced during the preceding ten days; frequency was measured by way of percentage of days in which subjects experienced irritability, while severity of that irritability was rated on a Likert scale of 1 – 4 (if present).
Despite their treatment, the irritability component of their illness was still causing social, occupational and other life disturbances.
The irritability component of Young Mania Rating Scale [18] (YMRS) was also recorded quarterly on 13 of the 39 patients consistently.
www.nutritionj.com /content/4/1/6   (3623 words)

  
 FDA Approves the First Drug to Treat Irritability Associated with Autism, Risperdal
The approval is the first for the use of a drug to treat behaviors associated with autism in children.
These behaviors are included under the general heading of irritability, and include aggression, deliberate self-injury, and temper tantrums.
The product’s effectiveness in the symptomatic treatment of irritability associated with pediatric autistic disorders was established in two 8-week, placebo-controlled trials in 156 patients aged 5 to 16 years, 90 percent of whom were 5-12 years old.
www.fda.gov /bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01485.html   (306 words)

  
 Irritability (webcomic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irritability is primarily about the fantastic interacting with modern day life, most notably elements from roleplaying games and anime.
Irritability started out as a text story which is available on the site, but which Woodson doesn't recommend to anyone.
Irritability is rife with satire and includes parodies of superheroes, anime (such as Fushigi Yƫgi), and common elements of roleplaying games, such as status ailments and characters who are obsessed with treasure.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irritability_(webcomic)   (1068 words)

  
 FDA Approves RISPERDAL® (risperidone) for Treatment of Irritability Associated with Autistic Disorder
The efficacy of RISPERDAL® in the treatment of irritability associated with autistic disorder was established in two eight-week, placebo-controlled trials in 156 children between the ages of five and 16 who met the DSM-IV criteria for autistic disorder.
The primary outcome measure in both trials was the change from baseline to endpoint in the Irritability subscale of the ABC (ABC-I).
RISPERDAL® (risperidone) is indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and for the treatment of manic symptoms of acute manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder.
www.jnj.com /news/jnj_news/20061006_135241.htm   (1229 words)

  
 Irritability During the Month of Ramadan -- Kadri et al. 62 (2): 280 -- Psychosomatic Medicine
Irritability During the Month of Ramadan -- Kadri et al.
Subjective irritability during the 6 weeks of the study.
Objective irritability during the 6 weeks of the study.
www.psychosomaticmedicine.org /cgi/content/full/62/2/280   (2980 words)

  
 Anger and Irritability and Anger Management Thru Hypnosis - Head-Cleaners Hypnosis Tapes and CDs
Anger -- even mild anger or irritability -- causes a lessening of one's smarts, an aging of one's skin, a disruption of one's digestion and a raising of one's blood pressure and risk of heart attack and stroke.
Having too many issues on one's mind is a significant contributor to anger and is the most common underpinning of irritability in individuals who are not simply chemically challenged (those whose genes underlie the challenge of chronically feeling irritable).
For reduction of stress, intrusive and bothersome (angry or anxious) thoughts and self-consciousness that may contribute to anger and irritability and diminish readiness for action and performance.
www.head-cleaners.com /angertapes.html   (1852 words)

  
 Healthopedia.com - Irritability in Adults
Irritability is a state of being overly sensitive to stimulation.
Adults who are irritable may easily become impatient or angry.
When a person is irritable, he or she may be responding to something that causes pain, concern, fright, or discomfort.
www.healthopedia.com /irritability-in-adults   (379 words)

  
 Irritability, Dominance Linked To Coronary Heart Disease in Men   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
BETHESDA, MD-- March 23, 2000 -- Both irritability and dominance may be important factors in men's risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), says new research.
Moreover, the researchers report that the odds of having CHD increase as scores for irritability and dominance increase.
In addition, the research suggests that the full-blown outward expression of anger is a risk factor for CHD in men and that more subtle, indirect expressions of antagonism are risk factors for CHD in women.
www.pslgroup.com /dg/19370e.htm   (405 words)

  
 Does Menopause Cause Depression and Irritability?
However, if a woman has a tendency toward depression, or has experienced depression before menopause, she may be at more risk for becoming depressed in menopause.
Irritability is another state of mind that can be affected by menopause.
Menopause does not cause irritability per se, but it does create situations that lead to becoming irritable.
www.medhelp.org /forums/Menopause/messages/5.html   (470 words)

  
 Mood swings and irritability
“Irritability” to most of us means an angry or impatient reaction to something that happens.
But it can also be the sudden shifts in hormonal balance so characteristic of perimenopause, especially when your body doesn't have enough support to maintain its natural balance.
Women often come to us saying, “I thought I was losing my mind!” because they’re shocked by their mood swings and irritability.
www.womentowomen.com /SYMmoodswings.asp   (316 words)

  
 Irritability in Pediatric Mania and Other Childhood Psychopathology -- LEIBENLUFT et al. 1008 (1): 201 -- Annals of the ...
Irritability is an important symptom in childhood psychopathology
irritability in a systematic way, and about its diagnostic associations.
of irritability in children with mood and anxiety disorders.
www.annalsnyas.org /cgi/content/abstract/1008/1/201   (357 words)

  
 Irritability   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
We all can become irritable if we are tired, cold, hungry, isolated in pain...these are the basic necessities of life.
If someone with Huntington's disease is irritable, it is imperative that you try to figure out why.
This is especially true when the disease has advanced to the point that communication is difficult.
huntingtondisease.tripod.com /caringforpeoplewithhd/id16.html   (403 words)

  
 Irritability - Health Centers
The term "irritability" is used specifically in regard to infants and young children who, when ill, demonstrate increased fussiness, whining, and fretfulness despite attempts at comforting and soothing.
Irritability is seen at the beginning of many infectious diseases, some metabolic diseases, head trauma, malignancies, and other types of disease.
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www.whiotv.com /encyclopedia/6864150/detail.html   (536 words)

  
 Severe irritability associated with statin cholesterol-lowering drugs -- Golomb et al. 97 (4): 229 -- QJM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Severe irritability associated with statin cholesterol-lowering drugs -- Golomb et al.
irritability by noting that it is characterized by a hypersensitivity
manifestations of irritability on statins that resolve with
qjmed.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/97/4/229   (2986 words)

  
 Albuterol side effects in children: Is irritability normal? - MayoClinic.com
Albuterol side effects in children: Is irritability normal?
The side effects are more common with the liquid (oral) form of albuterol than with the inhaled form.
Children may experience irritability or difficulty concentrating for a variety of reasons.
www.mayoclinic.com /health/albuterol-side-effects/AN01065   (375 words)

  
 Treatment of Irritability using Essential Oils
Irritability is a general term for an excessive response to an otherwise harmless, non reactive situation.
Irritability is common, and in adults can result from things like stress, irregular meals, excess caffeine and hormonal changes within the body.
Should you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering any natural remedy.
www.aworldofaromatherapy.com /essential-oils-irritability.htm   (128 words)

  
 FamilyFun: Symptom Solver: Irritability: Causes and Concerns - and More Family Fun
Frequent crying bouts are more likely to indicate a chronic problem, such as colic, allergies, food sensitivity, a skin problem such as prickly heat or a serious disease.
It might be part of Reye's syndrome, a serious illness that is associated with aspirin use shortly before the onset of a viral infection such as influenza or the chicken pox.
This is the time to call the doctor, because the symptoms rapidly worsen to seizures, weakness, paralysis of an arm or leg, double vision, speech impairment, hearing loss, fatigue and finally coma.
familyfun.go.com /parenting/child/health/symsolver/dony69hl_irrit   (2228 words)

  
 Information about irritability.
People that have a problem with general irritability could benefit from looking at their level of nutrition, as well as their intake of certain vitamins, minerals, amino acids etc - since some nutritional ingredients can be beneficial in assisting the treatment and cure of certain ailments and conditions.
Since a vast array of nutritional ingredients can be used to assist with certain conditions, it might be worth your while to type "irritability" in the search box below, and to see how many pages this particular subject is discussed on.
We also have a section where we list ailments and their nutritional help, which you can access by clicking here.
www.anyvitamins.com /c1123.htm   (237 words)

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