Revisiting the treatment of conduct problems in children with callous-unemotional traits

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 646-653

  Hawes, David J ^a   Dadds, Mark R ^b   Brennan, John ^b,c   Rhodes, Tracy ^b   Cauchi, Avril ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Callous unemotional traits; Oppositional defiant disorder; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CALLOUS UNEMOTIONAL TRAIT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FATHER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; TEACHER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; CALLOUS-UNEMOTIONAL TRAITS; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; TREATMENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883270723     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867413484092     Document Type: Article

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