Investigating Sex Differences in Emotion Recognition, Learning, and Regulation Among Youths With Conduct Disorder

Conduct disorder (CD) is a serious neurodevelopmental disorder marked by notable higher prevalence rates for boys than girls. Converging evidence suggests that CD is associated with impairments in emotion recognition, learning and regulation. However, it is not known whether there are sex differences in the relationship between CD and emotion dysfunction. Prior studies on emotion functioning in CD have so far been underpowered for investigating sex differences. Therefore, our primary aim was to characterize emotion processing skills in a large sample of girls and boys with CD compared to typically-developing controls (TDCs) using a comprehensive neuropsychological test battery.

Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - April 22, 2019 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Gregor Kohls, Sarah Baumann, Malou Gundlach, Wolfgang Scharke, Anka Bernhard, Anne Martinelli, Katharina Ackermann, Linda Kersten, Martin Pr ätzlich, Helena Oldenhof, Lucres Jansen, Lisette van den Boogaard, Areti Smaragdi, Karen Gonzalez-Madruga, Harrie Tags: New Research Source Type: research