The role of child and parental mentalizing for the development of conduct problems over time

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 291-300

  Ha, Carolyn ^a   Sharp, Carla ^a   Goodyer, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child mentalizing; Conduct problems; Distorted mentalizing; Parental mentalizing; Social cognition

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COGNITION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER;

EID: 85027945504     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-011-0174-4     Document Type: Article

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