But even the high dose at 25 mg / kg was only half the acceptable daily intake set by the FDA, so the FDA says one can safely consume 50 mg a day, but after just eight days on half that, participants had
more irritable mood, exhibited more depression, and performed worse on certain brain function tests.
Not exact matches
In order to receive a diagnosis of ODD, a child must show a pattern of angry /
irritable mood combined with either argumentative / defiant behavior or vindictiveness, or both, which lasts at least 6 months or
more.
In the Great Smoky Mountains study, Stringaris et al. noted that girls with depressed and
irritable mood were
more likely to develop a conduct disorder than boys [21].
As
irritable mood is characterized by excessive reactivity to negative emotional stimuli,
irritable individuals are
more likely to be angry or aggressive in response to provocation [19].