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Childhood emotional disorder

Last edited: 4/14/2026

Overview

Childhood emotional disorders encompass a range of conditions affecting emotional regulation and well-being in children, influenced by genetic, environmental, and social factors. These disorders can manifest as difficulties in perceiving and managing emotions, often exacerbated by adverse experiences and potentially mitigated by protective factors like resilience and maternal nutrition 256.

Diagnosis

  • Clinical Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation including behavioral observations and parent/teacher reports 257.
  • Screening Tools: Use of standardized questionnaires to identify emotional problems such as the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire 2.
  • Neurodevelopmental Considerations: Potential influence of genetic polymorphisms (e.g., BAIAP2 rs8079781) on emotional dysregulation 7.
  • Management

  • Psychosocial Interventions: Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and resilience-building programs 28.
  • Parental Support: Enhancing parental skills and emotional support for children 2.
  • Nutritional Factors: Maternal consumption of dairy products during pregnancy may reduce risk of emotional problems in offspring 5.
  • Special Populations

  • Pregnancy: Maternal diet rich in dairy products correlates with decreased risk of emotional problems in children 5.
  • Pediatrics: Early intervention focusing on emotional literacy and resilience is crucial 28.
  • Comorbidities: Consider interactions between genetic factors (e.g., BAIAP2) and environmental exposures (e.g., postnatal smoking) in risk assessment 7.
  • Key Recommendations

  • Implement Resilience Programs: Incorporate resilience-building interventions in early childhood education to mitigate adverse childhood experiences 2 (Evidence: Moderate).
  • Monitor Maternal Nutrition: Encourage maternal intake of dairy products during pregnancy to potentially reduce childhood emotional problems 5 (Evidence: Moderate).
  • Evaluate Genetic Factors: Consider genetic markers like BAIAP2 rs8079781 in risk assessment for emotional disorders in pediatric populations 7 (Evidence: Weak).
  • References

    1 Borgomaneri S, Zanon M, Di Luzio P, Cataneo A, Arcara G, Romei V et al.. Increasing associative plasticity in temporo-occipital back-projections improves visual perception of emotions. Nature communications 2023. link 2 Zhu Y, Zhang G, Anme T. Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Emotional Problems in Young Chinese Children. International journal of environmental research and public health 2023. link 3 Zhang G, Lu D, Jia X. Emotional Contagion in Physical-Cyber Integrated Networks: The Phase Transition Perspective. IEEE transactions on cybernetics 2022. link 4 Imbir KK, Duda-Goławska J, Sobieszek A, Wielgopolan A, Pastwa M, Żygierewicz J. Arousal, subjective significance and the origin of valence aligned words in the processing of an emotional categorisation task. PloS one 2022. link 5 Nguyen MQ, Miyake Y, Tanaka K, Hasuo S, Takahashi K, Nakamura Y et al.. Maternal Consumption of Dairy Products during Pregnancy Is Associated with Decreased Risk of Emotional Problems in 5-Year-Olds: The Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study. Nutrients 2022. link 6 Courtwright SE, Flynn Makic MB, Jones J. Emotional wellbeing in youth: A concept analysis. Nursing forum 2020. link 7 Miyake Y, Tanaka K, Arakawa M. BAIAP2 rs8079781, postnatal smoking exposure, and emotional problems in Japanese children aged 5 years: the Kyushu Okinawa Maternal and Child Health Study. Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 2020. link 8 Francis J, Chin TC, Vella-Brodrick D. Examining Emotional Literacy Development Using a Brief On-Line Positive Psychology Intervention with Primary School Children. International journal of environmental research and public health 2020. link 9 McLean HJ. Scar Tissue. The journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC 2015. link 10 Yang B, Lester D. Correlation of national internet use with extraversion and neuroticism. Psychological reports 2004. link 11 Yang B, Lester D. National character and Internet use. Psychological reports 2003. link 12 Zangara A, Blair RJ, Curran HV. A comparison of the effects of a beta-adrenergic blocker and a benzodiazepine upon the recognition of human facial expressions. Psychopharmacology 2002. link

    Original source

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      Increasing associative plasticity in temporo-occipital back-projections improves visual perception of emotions.Borgomaneri S, Zanon M, Di Luzio P, Cataneo A, Arcara G, Romei V et al. Nature communications (2023)
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      Adverse Childhood Experiences, Resilience, and Emotional Problems in Young Chinese Children.Zhu Y, Zhang G, Anme T International journal of environmental research and public health (2023)
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      Emotional Contagion in Physical-Cyber Integrated Networks: The Phase Transition Perspective.Zhang G, Lu D, Jia X IEEE transactions on cybernetics (2022)
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      Arousal, subjective significance and the origin of valence aligned words in the processing of an emotional categorisation task.Imbir KK, Duda-Goławska J, Sobieszek A, Wielgopolan A, Pastwa M, Żygierewicz J PloS one (2022)
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      Examining Emotional Literacy Development Using a Brief On-Line Positive Psychology Intervention with Primary School Children.Francis J, Chin TC, Vella-Brodrick D International journal of environmental research and public health (2020)
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      Scar Tissue.McLean HJ The journal of pastoral care & counseling : JPCC (2015)
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      Correlation of national internet use with extraversion and neuroticism.Yang B, Lester D Psychological reports (2004)
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      National character and Internet use.Yang B, Lester D Psychological reports (2003)
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