Recognition of facial expressions of emotion by children with emotional and behavioral disorders

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 453-470

  Ellis, Cynthia R ^a   Lindstrom, Kathy L ^a   Villani, Theresa M ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^a,b   Best, Al M ^a   Winton, Alan S W ^c   Axtell, Philip K ^d   Oswald, Donald P ^a   Leung, J P ^e  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d Virginia Baptist Children's Home and Family Services   (United States)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children with emotional and behavioral disorders; Facial expressions of emotion; Mood disorders; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008341307     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025097429527     Document Type: Article

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