Evidence of fearlessness in behaviourally disordered children: A study on startle reflex modulation

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 884-892

  van Goozen, Stephanie H M ^a,b   Snoek, Heddeke ^b   Matthys, Walter ^b   van Rossum, Inge ^c   van Engeland, Herman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; CD; Emotion; Fearlessness; Startle

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STARTLE REFLEX; UNPLEASANT SENSATION;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 2342439017     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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