This article provides a comprehensive review of the research on the use of callous and
unemotional (CU) traits for designating an important subgroup of children and adolescents …

Few psychological concepts evoke simultaneously as much fascination and
misunderstanding as psychopathic personality, or psychopathy. Typically, individuals with …

Two variants of callous-unemotional (CU) traits and psychopathy have been proposed,
referred to as primary and secondary. Whereas primary variants are thought to be …

Background Research on the topic of child psychopathy has advanced over the past decade
increasing what we know. Method This qualitative review examines the research base for …

Background Psychopathic traits are associated with increases in antisocial behaviors such
as aggression and are characterized by reduced empathy for others' distress. This suggests …

Childhood conduct disorders, a serious mental health concern, put children at risk for
significant mental health problems throughout development. Elevations on callous …

In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a Limited
Prosocial Emotions specifier was added to the conduct disorder diagnostic criteria to …

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies consistently indicate differences in
emotion processing in youth with conduct problems. However, no prior meta-analysis has …

The constellation of affective (eg, poverty of emotions, lack of empathy, and guilt),
interpersonal (eg, callous use of others for one's own gain), self-referential (eg, inflated …

Understanding the development of psychopathic personality from childhood to adulthood is
crucial for understanding the development and stability of severe and long-lasting conduct …