Autonomic response and attachment style in disruptive mood dysregulation disorder

This study investigates attachment styles and autonomic responses (RSA, heart period) to frustration in South African children with DMDD versus controls, revealing higher avoidant attachment and altered vagal regulation.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

This study investigated whether attachment style and parasympathetic regulation differentiate the response profiles to frustrating conditions between children diagnosed with DMDD and controls.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. The higher prevalence of avoidant attachment styles in children with DMDD compared to controls.
2. Adaptive vagal withdrawal and recovery in response to frustration in both DMDD and control groups, with controls showing higher heart periods.
3. The correlation between lower vagal tone during frustration and increased social interaction problems in children with DMDD.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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