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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Jun 2;54(8):635–642. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.05.008

Table 2.

Frequency, Duration, and Onset of Phasic and Tonic Irritability by Weighted Quantiles for Participants Reporting Either Tonic or Phasic Irritability

3-Month Frequency Average Duration (in minutes) Onset (in years)
Phasic Tonic Phasic Tonic Phasic Tonic
Quantiles 9–12 13–16 Total 9–12 13–16 Total 9–12 13–16 Total 9–12 13–16 Total Total Total
 95% 90 93 91 240 270 270 49.8 60 60 120 270 180 0.0 0.0
 90% 40 49 48 138 180 180 30 30 30 60 150 120 0.0 0.0
 75% 15 18 16 90 90 90 15 15 15 30 60 45 2.0 2.5
 50%/Median 6 6 6 26 36 36 7.2 5 5 11 18 15 4.5 5.5
 25% 2 3 2 12 12 12 3 2 2 5 7 5 7.5 9.5

Note: Frequency threshold heuristics: 13 ≤ Up to once a week; 45 = More days than not; 90 = Once a day; 180 ≥ 2+ times per day.