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Evidence profile

Sourced from the abstract and future work and stated research gap and stated challenges and future-work section of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2019 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 30 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps

• ADHD symptoms in relation to internalizing and externalizing symptoms in children: the mediating role of sluggish cognitive tempo (2019) · Nordic Journal of Psychiatry · cited 30× · doi

  Objective: Although internalizing and externalizing disorders have received considerable attention among young population, the mechanisms that explain the relationships of internalization and externalization symptoms with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents are not well understood.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: attention objective internalizing externalizing disorders received considerable among young population mechanisms explain relationships internalization externalization
• Emotion dysregulation in children and adolescents with externalizing disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi

  The findings from this meta-analysis demonstrate a mod- erate relation between emotion dysregulation and symp- toms of externalizing disorders. Emotional lability had a stronger relation to symptoms than emotion regulation both for ADHD and ODD/CD. The relation was stronger for overall emotion dysregulation and emotion regula- tion in children and adolescents with ADHD compared to ODD/CDD, but for emotional lability the effect sizes were equally strong. No significant moderators were found, indicating that the relation is not affected by demo- graphic variables, informant, continent, ADHD subtype or medication status. Future studies should aim to provide information regarding ADHD subtype as this information was often lacking. The results indicate that emotion dys- regulation, particularly emotional lability, is a significant factor in all three externalizing disorders and should be considered as part of assessment at the time of diagnosis. As studies have shown that emotion dysregulation con- tributes to impairment beyond the disorders’ symptoms, studies should also assess whether emotion dysregulation should be given increased attention in the development of treatment for children and adolescents with externalizing disorders. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at h t t p s : / / d o i . o r g / 1 0 . 1 0 0 7 / s 0 0 7 8 7 - 0 2 6 - 0 3 0 9 0 - 8 . Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Regina Küfner Lein and Ida Sofie Karlsen Sletten, academic librarians at the Medical library, University of Bergen, Norway for assistance with the literature search. Author contributions UN designed the study, wrote the protocol, screened the studies, read the full-text articles, extracted data from the included studies, wrote the first draft of introduction and discussion, and reviewed and edited the manuscript. GJW conducted the litera- ture searches in collaboration with an academic librarian, screened the studies, read the full-text articles, extracted data from the included studies, rated the studies for risk of bias, and reviewed and edited the manuscript. AMS screened the studies, read the full-text articles, ex- tracted data from the included studies, rated the studies for risk of bias and reviewed and edited the manuscript. KWF, JML, CMP, and ENR screened the studies, read the full-text articles, extracted data from the included studies, and reviewed and edited the manuscript. LGÖ de- signed the study, wrote the coding schemes, rated the studies, meta-an- alyzed the included studies, wrote the first draft of methods and results, and reviewed and edited the manuscript. Funding Open access funding provided by University of Iceland. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. Data availability No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. 1 3European Child & Adolescent PsychiatryDeclarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit h t t p : / / c r e a t i v e c o m m o n s . o r g / l i c e n s e s / b y / 4 . 0 / .

  generalfuture workevidence 5/5
  Keywords: emotion included reviewed edited manuscript relation dysregulation disorders adhd material wrote screened read full text
• Stress and ADHD: Mindfulness-based approaches to stress management (2026) · World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews · doi

  There is a need to explore supportive strategies that can help individuals with ADHD develop more effective coping mechanisms and improve emotional regulation. The association between ADHD and stress is not fully understood, and further research is needed to examine this relationship.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: there need explore supportive strategies help individuals adhd
• ERİŞKİN DİKKAT EKSİKLİĞİ VE HİPERAKTİVİTE BOZUKLUĞU SEMPTOM ŞİDDETİNİN DUYGU DÜZENLEME GÜÇLÜĞÜ, BELİRSİZLİĞE TAHAMMÜLSÜZLÜK VE BAĞLANMA STİLLERİ BAĞLAMINDA İNCELENMESİ (2026) · Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi · doi

  The study identifies a gap in the literature on adult ADHD, highlighting the limited number of studies on this topic. The study notes that the literature on adult ADHD is limited, and that more research is needed to understand the association between ADHD symptom severity and emotion regulation difficulties, intolerance of uncertainty, and attachment styles.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies gap literature adult adhd highlighting limited
• ERİŞKİN DİKKAT EKSİKLİĞİ VE HİPERAKTİVİTE BOZUKLUĞU SEMPTOM ŞİDDETİNİN DUYGU DÜZENLEME GÜÇLÜĞÜ, BELİRSİZLİĞE TAHAMMÜLSÜZLÜK VE BAĞLANMA STİLLERİ BAĞLAMINDA İNCELENMESİ (2026) · Çukurova Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi · doi

  The study notes that the diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD can be challenging due to the complexity of the disorder. The study also notes that the limited literature on adult ADHD can make it difficult to develop effective interventions. The study highlights the importance of considering emotion regulation difficulties and attachment styles in the diagnosis and treatment of adult ADHD.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study notes diagnosis treatment adult adhd challenging due
• Emotion dysregulation in children and adolescents with externalizing disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2026) · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi

  Future studies should investigate the mechanisms underlying the correlation between emotion dysregulation and externalizing disorders. Future studies should develop and evaluate interventions targeting emotion dysregulation in children and adolescents with externalizing disorders. Future studies should examine the generalizability of the findings to different populations and settings.

  generalfuture-work sectionevidence 4/5
  Keywords: future studies investigate mechanisms underlying correlation between emotion

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