Methylphenidate

Improvements in Irritability with Open-Label Methylphenidate Treatment in Youth with Comorbid Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder

Because treatments for persistent irritable mood in youth are not established and often anti-psychotics are perscribed and have their own side-effects. So we examined stimulant medication treatment has on symptoms of irritability.

Drew E. Winters, Sadaaki Fukui, Ellen Leibenluft, and Leslie A. Hulvershorn