Attachment and callous-unemotional traits in children with early-onset conduct problems

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 838-845

  Pasalich, Dave S ^a   Dadds, Mark R ^a   Hawes, David J ^b   Brennan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

attachment; Callous unemotional; conduct problems; parent child relationship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTION; FAMILY; HUMAN; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

AGE OF ONSET; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FAMILY; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84863824592     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02544.x     Document Type: Article

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