The relationship between large cavum septum pellucidum and antisocial behavior, callous-unemotional traits and psychopathy in adolescents

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 575-581

  White, Stuart F ^a   Brislin, Sarah ^a   Sinclair, Stephen ^a   Fowler, Katherine A ^a   Pope, Kayla ^a   Blair, R James R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduct disorder; development

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMPATHY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STATISTICS;

AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMPATHY; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84876293348     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2012.02603.x     Document Type: Article

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