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The Cranky Thermometers: visual analogue scales measuring irritability in youth
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posted on 2018-04-01, 00:00 authored by Glenn MelvinGlenn Melvin, Bruce J Tonge, Melissa Mulraney, Michael Gordon, John Taffe, Ester KlimkeitThis study assessed the psychometric properties of two visual analogue scales of irritability, known as the Cranky Thermometers (CT), in both an Australian community secondary-school sample (N = 164) and a sample of adolescents with a depressive disorder (N = 127). The first scale Cranky Now measures current irritability, and the second, Cranky Two Weeks, measures peak irritability within the last two weeks. CT scores were significantly higher in adolescents with major depressive disorder than in the school sample and showed improvement following treatment for depression. Positive associations were found between CT and irritability scores as determined by Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (not irritable, sub-threshold, threshold irritability) and Affective Reactivity Index scores. Results suggest that the CTs are rapidly administered, have promising psychometric properties and demonstrate utility in measuring irritability in clinical and community settings.
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Journal of adolescenceVolume
64Pagination
146 - 154Publisher
ElsevierLocation
Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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1095-9254Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2018, The Foundation for Professionals in Services for AdolescentsUsage metrics
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