Extending the construct of psychopathy to youth: Implications for understanding, diagnosing, and treating antisocial children and adolescents

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 803-812

  Frick, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Callous unemotional traits; Developmental pathways; Emotional deficits; Psychopathy; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTION; HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW; THEORY;

EID: 74549206856     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370905401203     Document Type: Review

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