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Dr. rer. biol. hum., Dr. med. Daniel Turner
Clinician scientist funded by the MZPG CONNECT Early Career Program
Emotion regulation as a neurobiological mechanism for impulsive aggressive behavior in people with ADHD
In addition to the core symptoms, inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness, some people with ADHD also show symptoms of emotional dysregulation. Problems in emotional regulation in people with ADHD are closely linked to inappropriate behavior, e.g. increased aggressive behavior or (violent) crime. Despite the significant importance of emotion regulation in relation to the general functional level of people with ADHD, the psychological, behavioral and neurobiological correlates of emotional regulation have not been sufficiently investigated in people with ADHD. It is planned to close this gap within the current project. Therefore, 40 adults with ADHD and 40 adults from the general population will be studied with respect to their emotional regulation abilities. The activation patterns in the brain during active emotional regulation will be compared between the two groups. Furthermore, the relationship between deficits in emotion regulation and impulsive-aggressive behavior will be investigated.
Dr. rer. biol. hum., Dr. med. Daniel Turner (Dipl.-Psych., assistant physician) first studied psychology at the Johann-Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main from 2003 to 2009 and then medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf from 2008 to 2016. Since August 2016, he is assistant physician and research assistant at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Medical Center Mainz. His scientific focus is on risk factors in sexual offenders, the drug treatment of paraphilia and hypersexual disorders, neuropsychological deficits in people with mental disorders and offenders with a focus on emotional regulation and inhibition, and comorbid sexual disorders in psychiatric illnesses.
