Callous-unemotional traits are associated with deficits in recognizing complex emotions in preadolescent children

Journal of Personality Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 347-359

  Sharp, Carla ^a,b   Vanwoerden, Salome ^b   Van Baardewijk, Y ^c   Tackett, J L ^a   Stegge, H ^d,e  

^a University of Houston   (Netherlands)

^b MENNINGER CLINIC   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e PI Research Ltd   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; EMOTION; EYE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; EMOTIONS; EYE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84939149948     PISSN: 0885579X     EISSN: 19432763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/pedi_2014_28_161     Document Type: Article

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