Emotion Dysregulation Is Associated With Social Impairment Among Young Adolescents With ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 66-82

  Bunford, Nora ^a   Evans, Steven W ^a   Langberg, Joshua M ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; adolescents; emotion dysregulation; social impairment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SOCIAL SKILLS;

EID: 85038238420     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054714527793     Document Type: Article

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