Polyvagal Theory and developmental psychopathology: Emotion dysregulation and conduct problems from preschool to adolescence

Biological Psychology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-184

  Beauchaine, Theodore P ^a   Gatzke Kopp, Lisa ^a   Mead, Hilary K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiac vagal control; Cardiac vagal tone; Conduct disorder; Developmental psychopathology; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILDHOOD; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; AMYGDALA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; HUMANS; MOOD DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; NERVE NET; PHYLOGENY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33845689678     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2005.08.008     Document Type: Article

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