Editorial: Infant Regulatory Disorders: Does Early Intervention Make a Difference?

Early regulatory disturbances (ERD), such as excessive crying, feeding, or sleeping difficulties and attachment problems, have a population prevalence in very young children (ie, at age 1.5 years) that is very similar to that for behavioral problems in older children1 and for which the stability is similarly high (ie, 50%). They also predict longer-term difficulties including delays in motor, language and cognitive development, and parent-child relational problems.2 Some types of regulatory disturbance (eg, insecure and disorganized attachment) are strongly associated with later psychopathology including behavioral problems3 and personality disorder.4.