Retraction notice to Deficits in emotion recognition in pediatric bipolar disorder: The mediating effects of irritability [JAD 144/1–2 (2013) 134–140]

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). This article has been retracted at the request of the author.

This retraction follows the conclusion of a formal institutional investigation that was prompted by allegations of research misconduct against one of the co-authors (Mani Pavuluri), and that was conducted by the University of Illinois at Chicago in accordance with the Public Health Service Policies on Research Misconduct (CFR 42 Part 93).

With regard to the above article, the Investigation Panel concluded that the allegations of research misconduct were supported by a preponderance of evidence. The Investigation Panel concluded that Dr Pavuluri intentionally and knowingly made one false statements in the Abstract and four false statements in the Methods section of the article. Specifically, these statements misrepresented the medication status of the research participants as “medication-naïve” and “unmedicated”. In addition, false statements were made regarding the use of the “…Washington University Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia…to determine placement into diagnostic group” and that “All clinical interviews and rating scales were completed by a master”s or doctoral level rater…” The Investigation Panel concluded that the false statements seriously compromised “the quality of the results and conclusions in the manuscript.”