Facial emotion recognition in child psychiatry: A systematic review

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1505-1520

  Collin, Lisa ^a   Bindra, Jasmeet ^a   Raju, Monika ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^b   Minnis, Helen ^b  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child psychiatry; Facial emotion recognition; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BULIMIA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDUCT DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROSIS; RECOGNITION; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84874812419     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.01.008     Document Type: Review

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