Personality trait differences in boys and girls with clinical or sub-clinical diagnoses of conduct disorder versus antisocial personality disorder

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 537-547

  Taylor, Jeanette ^a   Iacono, William G ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Antisocial personality disorder; Conduct disorder; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MINNESOTA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TWIN STUDIES;

EID: 34347378218     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.09.003     Document Type: Article

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