Greater fear reactivity and psychophysiological hyperactivity among infants with later conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 147-154

  Mills Koonce, William R ^a   Wagner, Nicholas J ^b   Willoughby, Michael T ^b   Stifter, Cynthia ^c   Blair, Clancy ^d   Granger, Douglas A ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic; callous unemotional traits; conduct problems; cortisol; Fearlessness; psychobiology

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEAR; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEAR; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 84933179151     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12289     Document Type: Article

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