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Emotion dysregulation in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis

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Title
Emotion dysregulation in adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysis
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BMC Psychiatry, March 2020
DOI 10.1186/s12888-020-2442-7
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Ashkan Beheshti, Mira-Lynn Chavanon, Hanna Christiansen

Abstract

Emotional symptoms are increasingly considered a core feature of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We aimed to quantify the evidence of emotional dysregulation and its respective facets in individuals with adult ADHD compared to healthy controls using meta-analysis. Two electronic databases (PubMed, PsycINFO) were reviewed to identify studies. Studies were eligible for inclusion that had reports on any measure of emotion (dys) regulation in adults (> 18 years of age) in clinically diagnosed patients with ADHD as well as healthy control participants. We included a total of 13 studies (N = 2535) to assess (1) the standardized mean difference in emotion dysregulation (ED) as a general factor and its specific facets (i.e., emotional lability, negative emotional responses, and emotion recognition) between adults with ADHD and healthy controls; and (2) the association between ADHD symptom severity and ED. Compared to healthy controls, adults with ADHD revealed significantly higher levels of general ED (Hedges' g = 1.17, p < 0.001; Hedges' g is the adjusted effect size). With regard to intermediate dimensions of ED, emotional lability exhibited the strongest weighted effect (Hedges' g = 1.20, CI [0.57, 1.83], p < 0.001). Furthermore, symptom severity and general ED correlated significantly (r = 0.54, p < 0.001). Regarding intermediate dimensions of ED, negative emotional responses correlated closely with ADHD symptom severity (r = 0.63, p < 0.001) and emotional lability (r = 0.52, p < 0.001). Our findings support ED symptoms as a core feature of ADHD's psychopathology. With respect to dimensions of ED, emotional lability, and negative emotional responses play a more definitive role in the psychopathology of adults with ADHD. Due to insufficient statistical reports in the included studies, we could not perform meta-regressions to control the role of moderator variables.

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Unknown 235 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 29 12%
Student > Master 28 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 22 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 8%
Researcher 17 7%
Other 29 12%
Unknown 92 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 62 26%
Medicine and Dentistry 24 10%
Neuroscience 13 6%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 2%
Computer Science 5 2%
Other 27 11%
Unknown 99 42%
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