Emotional Communication in Families of Conduct Problem Children With High Versus Low Callous-Unemotional Traits

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-313

  Pasalich, Dave S ^a   Dadds, Mark R ^a   Vincent, Lucy C ^a   Cooper, Francesca A ^a   Hawes, David J ^b   Brennan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY;

EID: 84861312846     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2012.668844     Document Type: Article

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