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Affect regulation in pediatric bipolar disorder.

Daniel P Dickstein1, Alison C Brazel, Lisa D Goldberg

  • 1Pediatric Mood, Imaging, & Neurodevelopment Program, EP Bradley Hospital, Bradley/Hasbro Children's Research Center, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 1 Hoppin Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. daniel_dickstein@brown.edu

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Children with emotional and behavioral issues often show affect regulation deficits. This review explores affect regulation and its link to bipolar disorder in youth.

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Published on: February 11, 2017

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Child Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Emotional and behavioral problems in children are increasingly linked to affect regulation deficits.
  • Affect regulation is a critical area of study in developmental psychology and psychiatry.
  • Understanding these deficits is crucial for effective clinical intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the current understanding of affect regulation in children and adolescents.
  • To discuss recent findings on the role of affect dysregulation in pediatric bipolar disorder.
  • To provide a comprehensive overview for clinicians and researchers.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of current research on affect regulation.
  • Synthesis of findings related to affect dysregulation and pediatric bipolar disorder.
  • Discussion of theoretical frameworks and empirical evidence.

Main Results:

  • Affect regulation involves the processes underlying the experience and expression of emotions.
  • Dysregulation of affect is a common feature in various childhood emotional and behavioral disorders.
  • Emerging evidence strongly implicates affect dysregulation in the development and maintenance of bipolar disorder in youth.

Conclusions:

  • Affect regulation is a key construct for understanding emotional and behavioral problems in youth.
  • Affect dysregulation is significantly associated with pediatric bipolar disorder, highlighting a critical target for intervention.
  • Further research is needed to elucidate the specific mechanisms of affect dysregulation in this population.