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Frühe Emotionsdysregulation: Ein Indikator für psychische Störungen im Kindesalter?

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1026/0942-5403/a000055

Die Rolle der Emotionsregulation im Säuglings- und Kleinkindalter für die Entwicklung psychischer Störungen findet bisher wenig Beachtung und soll diskutiert werden. Zunächst ist zu klären, was Emotionsregulation eigentlich bedeutet und welche konkreten Emotionsregulationsstrategien im frühen Kindesalter Anwendung finden. Auch der Emotionsdysregulation mangelt es an einer einheitlichen Definition. Es wird die Frage aufgeworfen, ob die für das DSM-V vorgeschlagene „Temper Dysregulation Disorder with Dysphoria“ Emotionsdysregulation diagnostiziert. Ferner muss Emotionsdysregulation in ihrem Zusammenhang mit psychischen Störungen betrachtet werden, wobei hier wenige Befunde für das frühe Kindesalter vorliegen. Dies macht die Klärung der Rolle der Emotionsregulation in der frühen Kindheit zum großen Problem.


Early emotion dysregulation: An indicator for mental disorders in childhood?

This paper discusses the role of emotion regulation in infancy and toddlerhood for the development of mental disorders in early childhood, which has not been studied sufficiently. The meaning of emotion regulation is outlined as well as which specific emotion regulation strategies are used in early childhood. Emotion dysregulation lacks a uniform definition. Furthermore, the paper analyzes whether “temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria” as proposed for DSM-V captures emotion dysregulation. Moreover, emotion dysregulation must be considered in relation to mental disorders. Unfortunately, the lack of empirical evidence in early childhood makes it extremely difficult to clarify the role of emotion regulation in infancy and toddlerhood.

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