Empathy and social perspective taking in children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-118

  Marton, Imola ^a   Wiener, Judith ^a   Rogers, Maria ^a   Moore, Chris ^b   Tannock, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Empathy; Language; Oppositional and conduct problems; Social perspective taking

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 58649122143     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-008-9262-4     Document Type: Article

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