Callous-unemotional traits and subtypes of conduct disorder

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 149-168

  Frick, Paul J ^a   Ellis, Mesha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Callous unemotional traits; Childhood psychopathy; Childhood onset conduct disorder; Subtypes of conduct disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ANXIETY DISORDER; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0033188346     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021803005547     Document Type: Article

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