“…In contrast to the specificity of dysphoric mood and anhedonia, irritability occurs frequently in adolescent depression (Carlson & Strober, 1983), but is more common in children with conduct disorders (Carlson & Cantwell, 1980). Irritability seems to play a stronger role in depression seen in children than adolescents (Cheifetz, Stavrakakis, & Lester, 1989). Furthermore, irritability correlates poorly with the CDRS total score (Poznanski et al, 1983).…”