Reactive and proactive aggression in children. A review of theory, findings and the relevance for child and adolescent psychiatry

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-19

  Kempes, Maaike ^a   Matthys, Walter ^a   De Vries, Han ^b   Van Engeland, Herman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conduct disorder; Oppositional defiant disorder; Proactive aggression; Reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDUCT DISORDER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NONHUMAN; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PREDATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHING; THEORETICAL MODEL; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 16344369571     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-005-0432-4     Document Type: Review

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