Genetic and environmental aetiology of the dimensions of Callous-Unemotional traits
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Genetic and environmental aetiology of the dimensions of Callous-Unemotional traits.
BACKGROUND A Callous-Unemotional trait specifier (termed 'Limited Prosocial Emotions') was added to the diagnosis of conduct disorder in DSM-5. The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits (ICU) is a comprehensive measure of these traits assessing three distinct, yet correlated dimensions--Callousness, Uncaring, and Unemotional--all thought to reflect the general Callous-Unemotional construct. T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s0033291715001919