Emotion Regulation and Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents

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 their emotions. 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 these disorders. 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.

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, her Honours 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 is the 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 authored numerous 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.

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