Omega-3 Fatty Acids are Related to Abnormal Emotion Processing in Adolescent Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Gow, R.V.; Sumich, A.; Vallee-Tourangeau, F.; Crawford, M.A.; Ghebremeskel, K.; Bueno, Allain; Hibbeln, J.R.; Taylor, E.; Wilson, D.A.; Rubia, K.

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Gow, R.V., Sumich, A., Vallee-Tourangeau, F., Crawford, M.A., Ghebremeskel, K., Bueno, Allain ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9456-8558, Hibbeln, J.R., Taylor, E., Wilson, D.A. and Rubia, K. (2013) Omega-3 Fatty Acids are Related to Abnormal Emotion Processing in Adolescent Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes & Essential Fatty Acids (PLEFA), 88 (6). pp. 419-429. ISSN 0952-3278

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Abstract:

Background

In addition to the core symptoms, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is associated with poor emotion regulation. There is some evidence that children and young adults with ADHD have lower omega-3 levels and that supplementation with omega-3 can improve both ADHD and affective symptoms. We therefore investigated differences between ADHD and non-ADHD children in omega-3/6 fatty acid plasma levels and the relationship between those indices and emotion-elicited event-related potentials (ERPs).

Methods

Children/adolescents with (n=31) and without ADHD (n=32) were compared in their plasma omega-3/6 indices and corresponding ERPs during an emotion processing task.

Results

Children with ADHD had lower mean omega-3/6 and ERP abnormalities in emotion processing, independent of emotional valence relative to control children. ERP abnormalities were significantly associated with lower omega-3 levels in the ADHD group.

Conclusions

The findings reveal for the first time that lower omega-3 fatty acids are associated with impaired emotion processing in ADHD children.

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Uncontrolled Discrete Keywords:

Omega-3 fatty acids, event-related potentials, emotion processing, ADHD

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Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QM Human anatomy

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College of Health, Life and Environmental Sciences > School of Science and the Environment

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School of Science and the environment