Conduct disorder and callous-unemotional traits in youth

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 371, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 2207-2216

  Blair, R James R ^a   Leibenluft, Ellen ^a   Pine, Daniel S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CALLOUS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONDUCT DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-5; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THOUGHT DISORDER; THREAT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AMYGDALA; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONDUCT DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84918793901     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMra1315612     Document Type: Review

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