TY - JOUR
T1 - Emotion regulation and tic disorders in children
AU - Ruhrman, D.
AU - Mikulincer, M.
AU - Apter, A.
AU - Benaroya-Milshtein, N.
AU - Steinberg, T.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.
PY - 2023/5
Y1 - 2023/5
N2 - Tic disorders (TD) are developmental neuropsychiatric conditions often accompanied by comorbid conditions, and psychosocial hardships for child and family. The etiology of tics is unknown, and is complex and multifactorial. Stress is known to aggravate tic expression as well as associated comorbidities. Consequently, this study focused on possible connections between stress, emotion regulation, tic expression, and related psychopathology. Sixty consecutive admissions were assessed for perceived stress, emotional dysregulation, severity of obsessions and compulsions, anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder, and tic expression at a TD clinic, in a university affiliated pediatric hospital. The results indicated that stress and emotion dysregulation were significantly related to both tic expression and severity of comorbidities. We discuss the role of emotion regulation dimensions regarding TD and related psychopathology as well as the mediating role of emotion regulation, and how they may contribute to the development of improved therapies for children with TD.
AB - Tic disorders (TD) are developmental neuropsychiatric conditions often accompanied by comorbid conditions, and psychosocial hardships for child and family. The etiology of tics is unknown, and is complex and multifactorial. Stress is known to aggravate tic expression as well as associated comorbidities. Consequently, this study focused on possible connections between stress, emotion regulation, tic expression, and related psychopathology. Sixty consecutive admissions were assessed for perceived stress, emotional dysregulation, severity of obsessions and compulsions, anxiety, depression, attention deficit disorder, and tic expression at a TD clinic, in a university affiliated pediatric hospital. The results indicated that stress and emotion dysregulation were significantly related to both tic expression and severity of comorbidities. We discuss the role of emotion regulation dimensions regarding TD and related psychopathology as well as the mediating role of emotion regulation, and how they may contribute to the development of improved therapies for children with TD.
KW - Emotion regulation
KW - Stress
KW - Tic disorder
KW - Tic disorder in children
KW - Tourette syndrome
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U2 - 10.1007/s00787-021-01912-5
DO - 10.1007/s00787-021-01912-5
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C2 - 34854986
AN - SCOPUS:85120569956
SN - 1018-8827
VL - 32
SP - 893
EP - 902
JO - European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 5
ER -