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It remains marginalised in major diagnostic systems (DSM-5-TR, ICD-11), relegated to a symptomatic descriptor rather than a validated entity, perpetuating diagnostic imprecision and therapeutic risks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025105187_as2\">\n                    <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review argues for the formal recognition of dysphoria as a distinct transdiagnostic affective dimension. It synthesises evidence to demonstrate its neurobehavioural correlates, protean manifestations across disorders and the clinical imperative for its operationalisation within dimensional frameworks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025105187_as3\">\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a synthesis of evidence across neuropsychiatry, phenomenology and diagnostic research. Historical typologies (e.g. directionality (extrapunitive versus intrapunitive), temporality (paroxysmal versus chronic) and structural complexity) and contemporary dimensional models (e.g. RDoC\u2019s Negative Valence Systems) were critically examined.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025105187_as4\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dysphoria manifests heterogeneously across conditions: as paroxysmal hostility in epilepsy (e.g. interictal dysphoric disorder), affective estrangement in schizophrenia (irritability blended with detachment) and core dysregulation in personality pathology (e.g. borderline emptiness, antisocial hostility). Its exclusion as a primary construct leads to diagnostic inaccuracy (misattribution to depression or behavioural disorders) and iatrogenic harm (e.g. antidepressant-induced agitation). Historical typologies retain clinical utility for risk assessment and treatment planning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"S0007125025105187_as5\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Operationalising dysphoria within dimensional frameworks is essential to elucidate its unique pathophysiology, mitigate iatrogenic harm and advance targeted interventions. Formal recognition of dysphoria as a distinct construct is an ethical and clinical imperative \u2013 failure to do so perpetuates diagnostic imprecision, therapeutic missteps and preventable suffering.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1192\/bjp.2025.10518","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,7]],"date-time":"2026-01-07T11:32:18Z","timestamp":1767785538000},"page":"1-8","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dysphoria in contemporary psychiatry: forgotten affective state in need of diagnostic recognition"],"prefix":"10.1192","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4942-8556","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Valentin","family":"Skryabin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of the Russian 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