[Source: Medical XPress]

Children whose irritability does not reduce between three and seven years are at higher risk of depression and self-harm as teenagers, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

The new findings, published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, suggest that interventions helping parents and caregivers to support children with high irritability could help to reduce the future risk of mental illness.

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