Conduct disorders and psychopathy in children and adolescents: aetiology, clinical presentation and treatment strategies of callous-unemotional traits

• Main Authors: Simone Pisano (Author), Pietro Muratori (Author), Chiara Gorga (Author), Valentina Levantini (Author), Raffaella Iuliano (Author), Gennaro Catone (Author), Giangennaro Coppola (Author), Annarita Milone (Author), Gabriele Masi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Conduct Disorder (CD) is a psychiatric diagnosis characterized by a repetitive and persistent pattern of behaviour in which the basic rights of others and major age-appropriate social norms or rules are violated. Callous Unemotional (CU) traits are a meaningful specifier in subtyping CD for...