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Intermittent Explosive Disorder and aversive parental care
Royce Lee1, Jonah Meyerhoff2, Emil F Coccaro1
1Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience, Pritzker School of Medicine, The University of Chicago, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Children with Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) reported less parental care and more parental control. This study links IED to adverse childhood parenting environments, highlighting the impact of early experiences on psychological development.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Child Development
Background:
- Parental bonding significantly influences child psychological development.
- Research on Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) has explored trauma but not parental bonding.
- This study investigates the relationship between parental bonding and IED.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the association between parental bonding and Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED).
- To compare parental bonding scores among individuals with IED, psychiatric controls, and normal controls.
Main Methods:
- A study of 658 subjects categorized into Normal Control, Psychiatric Control, and IED groups.
- Self-reported parental care and control were assessed using the Parental Bonding Inventory (PBI).
Main Results:
- IED subjects reported the lowest parental care scores.
- IED and psychiatric control subjects reported higher parental control scores than normal controls.
- Differences in PBI scores were not affected by the number of Axis I/II diagnoses.
Conclusions:
- This research establishes a link between IED and an aversive childhood parenting environment.
- Findings suggest an association between childhood trauma, violent behavior, and IED.
- This is the first study to report a connection between IED and poor parental bonding.
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