Reduced electrodermal activity in psychopathy-prone adolescents

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 187-196

  Fung, Michelle T ^a   Raine, Adrian ^a   Loeber, Rolf ^b,f   Lynam, Donald R ^c   Steinhauer, Stuart R ^d,h   Venables, Peter H ^e   Stouthamer Loeber, Magda ^b,f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; WHITE NOISE;

EID: 18644379022     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.2.187     Document Type: Article

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