Affect regulation in pediatric bipolar disorder

Daniel P Dickstein; Alison C Brazel; Lisa D Goldberg; Jeffrey I Hunt

doi:10.1016/j.chc.2008.12.003

Affect regulation in pediatric bipolar disorder

Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2009 Apr;18(2):405-20, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.chc.2008.12.003.

Authors

Daniel P Dickstein¹, Alison C Brazel, Lisa D Goldberg, Jeffrey I Hunt

Affiliation

¹ Pediatric 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

Abstract

Increasingly, clinicians and researchers alike are describing children presenting with emotional and behavioral problems as suffering from deficits of "affect regulation." The present article reviews the current understanding of affect regulation. The authors also discuss recent findings implicating affect dysregulation in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Affect*
Amygdala / physiopathology
Basal Ganglia / physiopathology
Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis*
Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
Bipolar Disorder / physiopathology
Caudate Nucleus / physiopathology
Child
Humans
Irritable Mood
Prefrontal Cortex / physiopathology
Social Control, Informal*

Abstract

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