Profile of male adolescents with conduct disorder on intellectual efficacy, cognitive flexibility, cognitive coping, impulsivity and alexithymia: A comparison with high-risk controls

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 215-226

  Pihet, S ^a   Suter, M ^a   Halfon, O ^a   Stephan, P ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Cognitive deficits; Conduct disorder; Emotional deficits; High risk

Indexed keywords

ACTING OUT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONSTRUCTIVE THINKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THINKING;

EID: 84873309232     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632012000400001     Document Type: Article

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