@article{ref1,
title="Is emotional dysregulation a risk indicator for auto-aggression behaviors in adolescents with oppositional defiant disorder?",
journal="Journal of affective disorders",
year="2016",
author="Muratori, Pietro and Pisano, Simone and Milone, Annarita and Masi, Gabriele",
volume="208",
number="",
pages="110-112",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The Child Behavior Checklist Dysregulation Profile (CBCL-DP), (high scores in Anxious/Depressed, Attention Problems, and Aggressive Behavior subscales), has been related to poor emotional and behavioral self-regulation in children and adolescents. Our aim is to evaluate if it may be associated with auto-aggression in youth with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). <br><br>METHOD In 72 consecutively referred youths with ODD, emotional dysregulation was assessed with the CBCL-DP, auto-aggression and physical aggression against other persons with the Modified Overt Aggression Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Regression analysis showed that greater higher CBCL-DP scores were associated to higher levels of auto-aggression, even when controlling for the levels of physical aggression against others and CBCL Total score. LIMITATIONS: The small sample size, the cross-sectional design, and the lack of a control group limit the generalization of our findings. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Referred ODD youths with higher scores of CBCL-DP are more likely to present auto-aggression, besides aggression against others. The CBCL could improve the screening and detection of these high-risk patients.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0327",
doi="10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.052",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.052"
}