Attention and emotion in adolescents with ADHD; a time-varying functional connectivity study.

Background: This study assessed adolescent brain-behavior relationships between large-scale dynamic functional network connectivity (FNC) and an integrated attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) phenotype, including measures of inattention, impulsivity/hyperactivity and emotional dysregulation. Despite emotion dysregulation being a core clinical feature of ADHD, studies rarely assess its impact on large-scale FNC.

Methods: We conducted resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging in 78 adolescents (34 with ADHD) and obtained experimental and self-reported measures of inattention, impulsivity/hyperactivity, and emotional reactivity.

Mentalizing in Adolescents and Young Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Associations with Age and Attention Problems.

Introduction: Growing, albeit heterogenous evidence questions whether attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with socio-cognitive impairments, especially beyond childhood. This study focuses on mentalizing - the socio-cognitive ability to attribute and reason in terms of mental states. We aimed to characterize mentalizing performance in terms of correct scores and types of errors in adolescents and young adults with ADHD.

The Effects of Cognitive-Affective Switching With Unpredictable Cues in Adults and Adolescents and Their Relation to "Cool" Executive Functioning and Emotion Regulation.

The impact of emotion on executive functioning is gaining interest. It has led to the differentiation of "cool" Executive Functioning (EF) processes, such as cognitive flexibility, and "hot" EF processes, such as affective flexibility. But how does affective flexibility, the ability to switch between cognitive and affective information, vary as a function of age and sex? How does this construct relate to "cool" executive functioning and cognitive-emotion regulation processes? In this study, 266 participants, including 91 adolescents ( = 16.

Goals of Parents Whose Infant Is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: An Explorative Study.

Background: The aim of many neonatal intensive care units (NICU) today is to promote a family-centered practice that addresses parental concerns and needs. However, the specific goals of parents are often unaddressed by the healthcare team. The aim of this study was to understand the goals of parents whose infant was in the NICU to enhance collaboration and communication between parents and health professionals.

Childhood Obesity and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Special Considerations for Successful Outcomes.

The effects of obesity on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) outcomes in pediatric population are unknown. We performed retrospective analysis of 41 children (age 2-18 years) undergoing VA-ECMO. The percentage difference between actual body weight and lean body weight, referred to as Δmass, was calculated.