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Name:: Problem Behaviours Assessment - Short Form (PBA-S) - irritability worst score
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Definition:: The worst score for irritability over the last four weeks as part of the Problem Behaviours Assessment - Short Form (PBA-S).
Registration Status:: Qualified

Value	Code Name	Code Description
0	No more irritable than the average person	No more irritable than the average person
1	Questionable or trivial\|within normal limits but worse than he/she used to be	Questionable or trivial\|within normal limits but worse than he/she used to be
2	Definitely more irritable than is reasonable but not to an extent which causes significant problems or distress for other household members	Definitely more irritable than is reasonable but not to an extent which causes significant problems or distress for other household members
3	Subject very irritable and looses temper over trivial matters\|household members have to be careful what they say and do to avoid problems	Subject very irritable and looses temper over trivial matters\|household members have to be careful what they say and do to avoid problems
4	Subject very irritable and looses temper without any obvious reason at all\|living with him/her is like walking on eggshells	Subject very irritable and looses temper without any obvious reason at all\|living with him/her is like walking on eggshells

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Document:: COPYRIGHT University of Ulm, Faculty of Medicine, EHDN Behavioural Phenotype Working Group (Version 1.4, February 2007). For enquiries, contact permissions@euro-hd.net A paper describing the reliability of the PBA-s (in English, Dutch and French) based on data from the TRACK-HD study is in preparation and will be submitted shortly. Craufurd D, Thompson J, Snowden JS. Behavioural changes in Huntington's disease: the Problem Behaviours Assessment. Neuropsychiatry, Neuropsychology and Behavioural Neurology 2001; 14 (4): 219-226.