DESR, or deficient emotional self-regulation, is a core facet of ADHD that carries significant consequences. However, it is not included the disorder’s diagnostic criteria. As new research confirms the prominent role emotional dysregulation plays in ADHD’s appearance and individual patient outcomes , that may be changing. In this hour-long webinar from ADDitude (https://www.additudemag.com), learn about DESR, its central role in ADHD, along with implications for diagnosis and treatment.

Download the slides associated with this webinar here: https://www.additudemag.com/webinar/emotional-dysregulation-adhd-desr-barkley-podcast-369/

04:23 What Is an Emotion
06:38 What is Emotional Self Regulation?
08:37 If Emotional Self-Regulation Is Deficient in ADHD, What Would We Expect?
12:00 Why is emotional impulsiveness (ei) and deficient emotional self regulation (DESR) an important component in ADHD?
13:46 History of ADHD: EI/DESR has been included in concepts of ADHD for 170 Years
16:30 EI/DESR Would be expected from the neuro-anatomy of ADHD
16:46 Neural Circuitry of Emotion and ADHD
18:38 EI/DESR is Included
in the Current Neuropsychological Theories of ADHD
20:10 Executive Networks
20:34 EI/DESR Is Evident in Psychological Research on ADHD
20:40 Emotional Self-Regulation Is a Major Dimension of EF in Daily Life Activities
21:26 Psychological Research on Emotion in ADHD
24:53 EI/DESR explains the linkage of ADHD to high risk for ODD
28:33 EI/DESR Predicts Impairment in Major Life Activities Beyond What Is Predicted From Traditional ADHD Symptoms










29:35 Diagnostic Implications
31:53 Treatment Implications
36:58 Self-Regulation Strategies to Modify the Emotional Response
40:16 Conclusions

Related Resources:
1. Read: DESR: Why Deficient Emotional Self-Regulation is Central to ADHD (and Largely Overlooked) https://www.additudemag.com/desr-adhd-emotional-regulation/
2. Read: DESR: “Does ADHD Emotional Dysregulation Ever Fade?” https://www.additudemag.com/desr-emotional-dysregulation-adhd-answers/
3. Download: Rein In Intense ADHD Emotions https://www.additudemag.com/download/understanding-adhd-emotions-strategies-for-managing-feelings/
4. eBook: "Secrets of the ADHD Brain" https://www.additudemag.com/product/secrets-of-the-adhd-brain/

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