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ArticleThe South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa2024

Autonomic response and attachment style in disruptive mood dysregulation disorder.

Michelle Leal, Marilyn Adan, Keri J Heilman, Kate Cockcroft

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Article in The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Michelle LealDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-6765
Marilyn AdanDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0244-5218
Keri J HeilmanDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2406-9374
Kate CockcroftDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6166-8050

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Background: Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is characterised by severe emotion regulation difficulties, particularly anger and irritability, in children. Despite the impact of attachment on emotional and behavioural regulation, the link between attachment style and DMDD is under-researched. Aim: This study investigated whether attachment style and parasympathetic regulation differentiate the response profiles to frustrating conditions between children diagnosed with DMDD and controls. Setting: Participants were assessed at schools in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Methods: Thirty participants were divided into two matched groups ( Results: The DMDD group showed a higher prevalence of avoidant attachment style ( Conclusion: The study demonstrates a potential link between attachment style and altered physiological state in children with DMDD. Contribution: The findings provide insight into possible atypical vagal regulation of the heart and avoidant attachment styles in DMDD, highlighting potential therapeutic and intervention targets.

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attachmentDMDDemotion regulationheart rate variabilityvagal tone

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