The role of callous and unemotional traits in the diagnosis of conduct disorder

Rowe, Richard; Maughan, Barbara; Moran, Paul; Ford, Tamsin; Briskman, Jackie; Goodman, Robert

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02199.x

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“…These data are consistent with previous studies linking higher CU traits to earlier onset of antisocial activity and to earlier contacts with the police and other authorities (e.g., Dadds et al, 2005;Loeber et al, 2005;Pechorro et al, 2014), and reinforce the role of the interrelationship of CU traits with early criminal onset (e.g., Dandreaux & Frick, 2009;Rowe et al, 2010).…”

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“…With regard to the correlations of the CD LPE specifier with age of crime onset and age of first problem with the law we found they were statistically significant for both genders, reinforcing the role of the interrelationship of CU traits with early criminal onset (e.g., Dandreaux & Frick, 2009;Rowe et al, 2010). Significant correlations were also found with other variables (e.g., crime seriousness), at least regarding the male participants.…”

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The DSM-5 Limited Prosocial Emotions subtype of Conduct Disorder in incarcerated male and female juvenile delinquents

Pechorro

García

et al. 2015

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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The aim of the present study was to analyze the relevance of the DSM-5's Conduct Disorder new Limited Prosocial Emotions (CD LPE) specifier in incarcerated juvenile delinquents. A sample of 201 males and 98 females from the Juvenile Detention Centers managed by the Portuguese Ministry of Justice diagnosed with Conduct Disorder (CD) was used. Results showed that male juvenile delinquents with the CD LPE specifier scored higher on callous-unemotional traits (CU), general psychopathic traits, psychopathy taxon membership, self-reported delinquency, and crime seriousness, and lower on prosocial behavior and social desirability, while female juvenile delinquents with the CD LPE specifier scored higher on callous-unemotional traits (CU) and general psychopathic traits, and lower on prosocial behavior. Significant associations for both genders were found between the CD LPE specifier and age of crime onset and first problems with the law

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The DSM-5 Limited Prosocial Emotions subtype of Conduct Disorder in incarcerated male and female juvenile delinquents

Pechorro

García

et al. 2015

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

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“…Significant differences were found regarding the criminal variables: results showed that the participants from the High CU traits group had an earlier age of crime onset and were younger when they had their first problem with the law, but only marginally significant differences were found in terms of age of first detention. These data are consistent with previous studies linking higher CU traits to earlier onset of antisocial activity and to earlier contacts with the police and other authorities (e.g., Dadds et al, 2005;Loeber et al, 2005), and reinforce the role of the interrelationship of CU traits with early criminal onset (e.g., Dandreaux & Frick, 2009;Rowe et al, 2010). We also found that the High CU traits group had a higher proportion of youths diagnosed with Conduct Disorder (APA, 2013), and the very high prevalence rate of conduct disorder we found in our total sample (91.3%) was in the higher range of what is typical of some forensic samples (Sevecke & Kosson, 2010).…”

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Incarcerated youths with high or low callous–unemotional traits: a comparison controlling for age of crime onset

Pechorro

Nunes

García

et al. 2014

The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology

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“…While we acknowledge that some researchers view antisocial behavior as an integral part of psychopathy (e.g., Hare & Neumann, 2005), many theoretical models view it as a secondary characteristic that develops as a result of the core personality features (e.g., Skeem & Cooke, 2010). Furthermore, recent research supports the existence of CU traits in the absence of conduct problems and finds them to be significantly related to adjustment problems in youth without significant conduct problems (Kumsta, Sonuga-Barke & Rutter, 2011;Rowe et al, 2010).…”

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Reciprocal Influences between Negative Life Events and Callous-Unemotional Traits

Kimonis

Centifanti

Allen

et al. 2014

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-pro t purposes provided that:• a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in DRO • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.Please consult the full DRO policy for further details. Children with conduct problems and co-occurring callous-unemotional (CU) traits show more severe, stable, and aggressive antisocial behaviors than those without CU traits. Exposure to negative life events has been identified as an important contributing factor to the expression of CU traits across time, although the directionality of this effect has remained unknown due to a lack of longitudinal study. The present longitudinal study examined potential bidirectional effects of CU traits leading to experiencing more negative life events and negative life events leading to increases in CU traits across three years among a sample of community-based schoolaged (M=10.9, SD=1.71 years) boys and girls (N = 98). Repeated rating measures of CU traits, negative life events and conduct problems completed by children and parents during annual assessments were moderately to highly stable across time. Cross-lagged models supported a reciprocal relationship of moderate magnitude between child-reported CU traits and "controllable" negative life events. Parent-reported CU traits predicted "uncontrollable" life events at the earlier time point and controllable life events at the later time point, but no reciprocal effect was evident. These findings have important implications for understanding developmental processes that contribute to the stability of CU traits in youth.Keywords: callous-unemotional traits, psychopathy, negative life events, maltreatment, reciprocal effects, longitudinal CU TRAITS AND NEGATIVE LIFE EVENTS 3 Reciprocal Influences Between Negative Life Events and Callous-Unemotional TraitsChildren with conduct problems and co-occurring callous-unemotional (CU) traits are a unique subpopulation showing greater impairment and more severe, stable, and aggressive antisocial behaviors across development relative to those low on CU traits (Byrd, Loeber, & Pardini, 2012;McMahon et al., 2010). CU traits describe individuals characterized by low levels of empathy and guilt, uncaring attitudes and behaviors, and a shallow experience and expression of emotions. They are believed to be a developmental precursor to psychopathic personality disorder, capturing its affective discomfort component (Lynam, Caspi, Moffitt, Loeber, & Stouthamer-Loeber, 2007). Analogous to adults with psychopathy, children with CU traits show a reward dominant response style and are insensitive to punishment when primed with reward , are underreactive to others' distress cues (Blair, 1999;Kimonis, Frick, Loney, & Fazekas, 200...

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The role of callous and unemotional traits in the diagnosis of conduct disorder

Abstract: Subtyping CD using CU traits identifies children with more severe and persistent psychopathology. Children with high CU traits but no CD diagnosis require further investigation.

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The DSM-5 Limited Prosocial Emotions subtype of Conduct Disorder in incarcerated male and female juvenile delinquents

The DSM-5 Limited Prosocial Emotions subtype of Conduct Disorder in incarcerated male and female juvenile delinquents

Incarcerated youths with high or low callous–unemotional traits: a comparison controlling for age of crime onset

Reciprocal Influences between Negative Life Events and Callous-Unemotional Traits

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