Empathy dysfunction in children and adolescents with disruptive behavior disorders

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 626, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-103

  de Wied, Minet ^a   Gispen de Wied, Christine ^a   van Boxtel, Anton ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disruptive behavior; Empathy; Psychopathic tendencies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; EMPATHY; HUMANS;

EID: 70649109906     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.10.016     Document Type: Review

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