CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT

Throughout this article we aim to defend the presence of psychopathic traits in child and adolescent population. In psychology there are two fundamental theoretical contributions to the understanding of this disorder in childhood. One focuses on the aspects of antisocial behaviour (Lynam, 1997); and...

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Main Authors: Lucía Halty, María Prieto-Ursúa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Spanish Psychological Association (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos) 2015-05-01
Series:Papeles del Psicólogo
Subjects:
Child psychopathy
Assessment
Treatment.
Online Access:http://www.papelesdelpsicologo.es/english/2567.pdf
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spelling doaj-c5ce7ce0c88643e0b7dfd0bb2c190f672020-11-25T00:34:23ZengSpanish Psychological Association (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos)Papeles del Psicólogo0214-78231886-14152015-05-01362117124CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENTLucía Halty0María Prieto-Ursúa1Universidad Pontificia ComillasUniversidad Pontificia ComillasThroughout this article we aim to defend the presence of psychopathic traits in child and adolescent population. In psychology there are two fundamental theoretical contributions to the understanding of this disorder in childhood. One focuses on the aspects of antisocial behaviour (Lynam, 1997); and the other highlights the presence of a fundamental characteristic in identifying the disorder, known as the callous unemotional trait (CU, Frick, O'Brien, Wootton & McBurnett, 1994). We also present some of the instruments that are most used in the assessment of child and adolescent psychopathy, as well as some results in the treatment of this disease.http://www.papelesdelpsicologo.es/english/2567.pdfChild psychopathyAssessmentTreatment.
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author Lucía Halty
María Prieto-Ursúa
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María Prieto-Ursúa
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
Papeles del Psicólogo
Child psychopathy
Assessment
Treatment.
author_facet Lucía Halty
María Prieto-Ursúa
author_sort Lucía Halty
title CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
title_short CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
title_full CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
title_fullStr CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
title_full_unstemmed CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPATHY: ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT
title_sort child and adolescent psychopathy: assessment and treatment
publisher Spanish Psychological Association (Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos)
series Papeles del Psicólogo
issn 0214-7823
1886-1415
publishDate 2015-05-01
description Throughout this article we aim to defend the presence of psychopathic traits in child and adolescent population. In psychology there are two fundamental theoretical contributions to the understanding of this disorder in childhood. One focuses on the aspects of antisocial behaviour (Lynam, 1997); and the other highlights the presence of a fundamental characteristic in identifying the disorder, known as the callous unemotional trait (CU, Frick, O'Brien, Wootton & McBurnett, 1994). We also present some of the instruments that are most used in the assessment of child and adolescent psychopathy, as well as some results in the treatment of this disease.
topic Child psychopathy
Assessment
Treatment.
url http://www.papelesdelpsicologo.es/english/2567.pdf
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