Antisocial and callous behaviour in children

Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences

Volumn 17, Issue , 2014, Pages 395-419

  Viding, Essi ^a   Seara Cardoso, Ana ^a   McCrory, Eamon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antisocial behaviour; Callous unemotional traits; Genetic research; Magnetic resonance imaging research

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CALLOUS BEHAVIOUR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEX DIFFERENCE; VENTROMEDIAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX; VIOLENCE; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMPATHY; GENETICS; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EMPATHY; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84908054597     PISSN: 18663370     EISSN: 18663389     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7854_2013_266     Document Type: Article

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