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J Maire1, C Galera2, S Roux3

  • 1Department "Health and achievement in the young", Center for Research "Bordeaux Population Health", Inserm U1219, 33076 Bordeaux cedex, France.

L'Encephale
|March 28, 2018
PubMed

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Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) show facial emotion recognition deficits, particularly for sadness. Oppositional symptoms exacerbate these difficulties, impacting emotion recognition in children with ADHD.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder.
  • Children with ADHD often exhibit social and emotional processing challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate facial emotion recognition deficits in children with ADHD.
  • To investigate the impact of comorbid symptoms on these deficits.

Main Methods:

  • Compared 40 children with ADHD (ages 7-11) to 40 typically developing controls.
  • Utilized a computerized facial emotion recognition task (Pictures of Facial Affect).
  • Collected parent ratings of ADHD and comorbid symptoms (Conners' Revised Parent Rating Scale).

Main Results:

  • Children with ADHD scored significantly lower on the emotion recognition task than controls.
  • Sadness recognition was particularly impaired in the ADHD group.
  • Oppositional symptoms correlated with poorer recognition of sadness and surprise.

Conclusions:

  • Facial emotion recognition deficits in ADHD may stem from impaired emotional processing.
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder appears to be a risk factor for emotion recognition difficulties in children with ADHD.
Abstract

Keywords:
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderComorbidityComorbiditéEmotion recognitionExpressions facialesFacial expressionsOppositionReconnaissance des émotionsTrouble déficitaire de l’attention hyperactivité

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