Facial Affect Interpretation in Boys with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Boakes, Jolee; Chapman, Elaine; Houghton, Stephen; West, John D.

doi:10.1080/09297040701503327

Cited by 49 publications

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“…Studies were categorized according to topic: (1) prevalence; (2) pathophysiology; and (3) treatment. Quantitative syntheses using pooled effect sizes were possible for studies of three related literatures: aggressive behavior (9-20), emotion recognition (12, 21-36) and delay aversion (35, 37-50). Remaining studies were reviewed qualitatively.…”

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confidence: 99%

Emotion Dysregulation in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Shaw¹,

Stringaris²,

Nigg

et al. 2014

AJP

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It has long been recognized that many individuals with ADHD also have difficulties with emotion regulation but lack of consensus on how to conceptualize this clinically challenging domain renders a review timely. The authors examine the current literature using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Three key findings emerge. First, emotion dysregulation is prevalent in ADHD throughout the lifespan and is a major contributor to impairment. Second, emotion dysregulation in ADHD may arise from deficits in orienting towards, recognizing and/or allocating attention to emotional stimuli; these deficits that implicate dysfunction within a striato-amygdalo-medial prefrontal cortical network. Third, while current treatments for ADHD often also ameliorate emotion dysregulation, a focus on this combination of symptoms reframes clinical questions and could stimulate novel therapeutic approaches. Three models to explain the overlap between emotion dysregulation and ADHD are considered: emotion dysregulation and ADHD are correlated but distinct dimensions; emotion dysregulation is a core, diagnostic feature of ADHD; and the combination constitutes a nosological entity, distinct from both ADHD and emotion dysreguation alone. The differing predictions from each model can guide future research into this much-neglected population.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotion Dysregulation in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Shaw¹,

Stringaris²,

Nigg

et al. 2014

AJP

892

651

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“…Various studies have reported that children and adolescents with ADHD have difficulties with facial emotion recognition tasks (Boakes et al, 2008;Sinzig et al, 2008). Children with the hyperactive/impulsive ADHD subtype, in particular, make more mistakes in emotional facial expression recognition than controls; they particularly experience problems in recognizing facial expressions representing anger and sadness (Pelc et al, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

The relationship between aggression, empathy skills and serum oxytocin levels in male children and adolescents with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

Demirci

Özmen

Kilic

et al. 2016

Behavioural Pharmacology

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Although attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are recognized as neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by impairment in executive functions, impairments in social functioning are often accompanied by ADHD. Oxytocin (OT) has been investigated in a number of psychiatric disorders owing to its effects on social interactions. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between aggression, empathy and OT levels in children with ADHD. Forty male patients with ADHD, ranging in age from 7 to 18 years, and 40 healthy age-matched and sex-matched individuals were included in this study. The patients and healthy controls filled in the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire and Bryant's Empathy Index for Children and Adolescents; the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test was then completed. Blood samples were collected for OT at the beginning of the study. Lower serum OT levels were observed in patients with ADHD compared with the healthy controls. Moreover, there was a negative correlation between serum OT level and aggression scores and a positive correlation between the serum OT level and empathy scores in patients with ADHD. We conclude that OT may play a role in aggression and empathy skills, affecting the social life of those with ADHD.

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“…Recent literature suggests that the central nervous system of children with CP appears to be less adaptive due to disruption of the neural pathways that are involved in emotion regulation and behavior (Colver, Fairhurst, & Pharoah, 2014). Evidence related to differences in emotion regulation in the presence of affective stimuli between typically developing children and children with a range of developmental disabilities is emerging (e.g., Boakes, Chapman, Houghton, & West, 2008;Conrad et al, 2007;Dimitrovsky, Spector, & Levy-Shiff, 2000;Levine et al, 2012;Mueller et al, 2012). However, neither the extent to which children with CP respond differently to environmental affective stimuli than do typically developing children nor the influence of affective stimuli on emotion and task performance among children with CP are clear.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%