Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents

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• A clear layout helps readers find information quickly and easily.
• The book appeals to a broad spectrum and is a valuable reference for both the novice and expert.
• Theory and application linked, discussing current interventions didactically for ease of application for readers. 

Emotions are a cardinal component of everyday life, affecting one's ability to function in an adaptive manner and influencing both intrapersonal and interpersonal processes such as self-esteem and relationship satisfaction. However, when emotions are overpowering, they can become debilitating and intrusive in daily life. In general, emotion regulation competencies become differentiated as a function of development. Children tend to seek support from adults or use behavioral techniques to regulate theiremotions. As children reach adolescence, they become increasingly self-reliant, engaging in planful problem solving and utilizing cognitive strategies (for example, reappraisal) more frequently when faced with stressful life events. While the majority of children and adolescents will successfully navigate these developmental stages by cultivating adaptive coping skills, for some, this marks the beginning of lifelong challenges with emotion regulation and resultant dysregulation.

This book provides a guide to dealing with these problems, with contributions from leading experts in the field. 
Divided into 4 sections, it starts by providing an introduction to the field of emotion regulation in adolescents, touching upon the cultural, social, biological, and developmental issues related to this topic. 

Section two discusses several psychological disorders impacting adolescents such as anxiety, depression and conduct problems, while also discussing the underlying role emotion regulation plays in the development, maintenance and propagation of thesedisorders. In addition, this section considers the implication for treatment by discussing the latest evidence-based intervention approaches. 

The third section focuses on the role of emotion regulation in specific behaviour/populations, such as children of abuse and neglect, as well as adolescents who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury. 

The final section includes an epilogue, discussing emergent areas of research, answering questions of a theoretical, psychological, and empirical nature. 

For all those working in the field of mental health, whether novice or experienced, the book provides a valuable guide to understanding and treating these increasingly common problems.  

Table of Contents

Part I: Emotion Regulation: General Issues
1: Emotion Regulation: An Introduction, Sara LeBlanc, Cecilia Essau, & Thomas Ollendick
2: The Relation of Self-Regulation to Children's Externalizing and Internalizing Problems, Nancy Eisenberg, Maciel M. Hernández, & Tracy L. Spinrad
3: Biological and Physiological Aspects of Emotion Regulation, Kateri McRae & Michelle Shiota
4: Cultural and Social Aspects of Emotion Regulation, Selda Koydemir & Cecilia A. Essau
5: Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) and Emotion Regulation, Michael Sun, Meghan Vinograd, Gregory A. Miller, & Michelle G. Craske
Part II: Emotion Regulation and Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
6: Emotion Regulation and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Blossom Fernandes, Roseann Tan-Mansukhani, & Cecilia A. Essau
7: Emotion Regulation Related and Conduct Disorder: The Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits, Nicholas D. Thomson, Luna C. M. Centifanti, & Elizabeth A. Lemerise
8: Emotion Regulation and Anxiety: Developmental Psychopathology and Treatment, Dagmar Kr. Hannesdóttir & Thomas H. Ollendick
9: Emotion Regulation and Depression: Maintaining Equilibrium between Positive and Negative Affect, Frances Rice, Shiri Davidovich, & Sandra Dunsmuir
10: Emotion Regulation and Eating Disorders, Julian Baudinet, Lisa Dawson, Sloane Madden, & Phillipa Hay
11: Emotion Regulation and Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents, Thomas A. Wills, Jeffrey S. Simons, Olivia Manayan, & M. Koa Robinson
12: Emotion Regulation and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Jonathan A. Weiss, Priscilla Burnham Riosa, Carla Mazefsky, & Renae Beaumont
13: Emotion Dysregulation in Adolescents with Borderline Personality Disorder, Carla Sharp & Timothy J. Trull
14: Emotion Regulation in Severe Irritability and Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Katharina Kircanski, Ellen Leibenluft, & Melissa A. Brotman
Part III: Emotion Regulation in Specific Behavior/Population
15: Children of Abuse and Neglect, Faye Riley, Anna Bokszczanin, & Cecilia A. Essau
16: Children of Divorce, Maria Caridad H. Tarroja, Ma. Araceli Balajadia-Alcala, Maria Aurora Assumpta D. Catipon
17: Children's and Adolescents' Emotion Regulation in the Context of Parental Incarceration, Janice Zeman & Danielle Dallaire
18: Children Exposed to Traumatic Stress, Brandon G. Scott & Carl F. Weems
19: Adolescents who Engage in Nonsuicidal Self-injury (NSSI), David Voon & Penelope Hasking
Part IV: Epilogue
20: Transdiagnostic Approaches to Emotion Regulation: Basic Mechanisms and Treatment Research, Brian C. Chu, Junwen Chen, Christina Mele, Andrea Temkin, & Justine Xue 

Author Information

Edited by Cecilia A. Essau, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of Roehampton, UK, Sara S. LeBlanc, Senior Consultant, and Thomas H. Ollendick, University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA

Professor Cecilia A. Essau is a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology and the Director of Centre for Applied Research and Assessment in Child and Adolescent Wellbeing at the University of Roehampton, UK. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree, herHonours Bachelor of Arts Degree and her Master of Arts degree from Lakehead University, her PhD from the University of Konstanz, and her 'Habilitation' in Psychology (qualification for tenure-track professorships in Germany) from the University of Bremen. She isthe author of 200 articles, and is the author/editor of 18 books in the area of youth mental health.

Sara LeBlanc is current pursing a dual career, working as an academic and a senior consultant focused on leadership development. She obtained a Bachelor's of Science degree from the University of Victoria, Canada then moved to London, England completing her Masters of Science (Biology, Behaviour and Health) and PhD at Roehampton University. She has conducted lectures in Psychology, Criminology and Research methods at both the graduate and undergraduate level in Australia, Canada and England and has authorednumerous book chapters, articles and encyclopaedia entries in the area of positive psychology.

Professor Ollendick is University Distinguished Professor in Clinical Psychology and Director of the Child Study Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. He is the author or co-author of numerous research publications, book chapters, and books. His clinical and research interests range from the study of diverse forms of child psychopathology to the assessment, treatment, and prevention of these child disorders from a social learning/social cognitive theory perspective. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Stockholm University in 2011 and was awarded the Career/Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies in 2013.