Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms in Relation to Psychopathic Traits and Aggression Among Psychiatrically Hospitalized Children: ADHD Symptoms as a Potential Moderator

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 201-211

  Becker, Stephen P ^a   Luebbe, Aaron M ^a   Fite, Paula J ^b   Greening, Leilani ^c   Stoppelbein, Laura ^d,e  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e Glenwood Autism and Behavioral Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Callous unemotional traits; Comorbidity; Narcissism; Proactive aggression; Psychopathy; Reactive aggression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84876332384     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: 10982337     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.21471     Document Type: Article

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