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Neural correlates of reactive aggression in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid disruptive behaviour disorders

Bubenzer‐Busch, S., Herpertz‐Dahlmann, B., Kuzmanovic, B., Gaber, T. J., Helmbold, K., Ullisch, M. G., Baurmann, D., Eickhoff, S. B. +2 more·2016·Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is often linked with impulsive and aggressive behaviour, indexed by high comorbidity rates between ADHD and disruptive behaviour disorders (DBD). The present study aimed to investigate underlying neural activity of reactive aggression in children with ADHD and comorbid DBD using functional neuroimaging techniques (fMRI). METHOD: Eighteen boys with ADHD (age 9-14 years, 10 subjects with comorbid DBD) and 18 healthy controls were administered a modified fMRI-based version of the 'Point Subtraction Aggression Game' to elicit reactive aggressive behaviour. Trials consisted of an 'aggression phase' (punishment for a fictitious opponent) and an 'outcome phase' (presentation of the trial outcome). RESULTS: During the aggression phase, higher aggressive responses of control children were accompanied by higher activation of the ventral anterior cingulate cortex and the temporoparietal junction. Patients displayed inverted results. During the outcome phase, comparison between groups and conditions showed differential activation in the dorsal striatum and bilateral insular when subjects gained points. Losing points was accompanied by differential activation of regions belonging to the insula and the middle temporal sulcus. CONCLUSION: Data support the hypothesis that deficient inhibitory control mechanisms are related to increased impulsive aggressive behaviour in young people with ADHD and comorbid DBD.

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  • During reactive aggressive responses, ADHD adolescents showed abnormally reduced activation in ACC and temporo-parietal junction as well as in striato-limbic regions.

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Bubenzer‐Busch, S., Herpertz‐Dahlmann, B., Kuzmanovic, B., Gaber, T. J., Helmbold, K., Ullisch, M. G., Baurmann, D., Eickhoff, S. B., Fink, G. R., & Zepf, F. D.
Affiliations
  • Forschungszentrum Jülich (DE)
  • Jülich Aachen Research Alliance (DE)
Corresponding author
Zepf, F. D.
Venue
Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2015-08-21
Volume
133
Issue
4
Pages
310-323
ISSN
  • 0001-690X (ISSN-L)
  • 1600-0447
OpenAlex
W2128208003
Cited by
35
References
55
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia) (submittedVersion)
  • JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich) (submittedVersion)
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Excellence Initiative of the German Federal and State Governments
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Keywords
reactive aggression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, disruptive behavior disorders, comorbidities, children, neural correlates, ventral anterior cingulate cortex, temporoparietal junction, dorsal striatum, insula, inhibitory control, impulsivity
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Aggression, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Neuroimaging

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