Comorbid Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders Predict Lability of Negative Emotions Among Children With ADHD.
Autor: Leaberry, Kirsten D.; Rosen, Paul J.; Fogleman, Nicholas D.; Walerius, Danielle M.; Slaughter, Kelly E.
Publication year: 2020
Journal of attention disorders
issn:1557-1246 1087-0547
doi: 10.1177/1087054717734647
Abstract:
Objective: A subset of children with ADHD experience more frequent, sudden, and intense shifts toward negative emotions. The current study utilized ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to provide a valid assessment of the impact of comorbid internalizing and externalizing disorders on negative emotional lability (EL) among children with ADHD. Method: Parents of 58, 8- to 12-year-old children with ADHD were administered a diagnostic interview to assess for ADHD and for the presence of comorbid disorders. Parents completed EMA-based ratings of their child’s negative emotions three times daily for a total of 28 days. Results: Children with a comorbid internalizing disorder or children with comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) experienced significantly greater EMA-derived negative EL than children without comorbid disorders over time. Children with multiple comorbidities experienced greater EL than children with single comorbidities. Conclusion: Overall, this study suggested that both comorbid ODD and comorbid internalizing disorders contribute to negative EL among children with ADHD.
Language: eng
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Pmid: 28992752
Tags: Humans; Child; ADHD; Comorbidity; *Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/epidemiology; comorbidity; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders/epidemiology; emotional lability; Emotions; Affective Symptoms/epidemiology; emotional dysregulation; experience sampling methodology; Mood Disorders
Link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28992752/
