Annual research review: A developmental psychopathology approach to understanding callous-unemotional traits in children and adolescents with serious conduct problems

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 532-548

  Frick, Paul J ^a   Ray, James V ^a   Thornton, Laura C ^a   Kahn, Rachel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Callous unemotional traits; conscience; developmental psychopathology; empathy; guilt; stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTION; EMPATHY; GUILT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; GUILT; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, ADOLESCENT; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84901065599     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12152     Document Type: Review

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