Psychopathy in childhood: Is it a meaningful diagnosis?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 200, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 175-176

  Rutter, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; PSYCHOPATHY; REVIEW;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMPATHY; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOVE; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS;

EID: 84857700813     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.092072     Document Type: Review

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