Reduced Amygdala Response to Fearful Expressions in Children and Adolescents With Callous-Unemotional Traits and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

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Authors

Abigail A. Marsh

Elizabeth Finger

Abstract

This is the first study to demonstrate reduced amygdala responsiveness in youths with callous-unemotional traits. These findings support the contention that callous and unemotional personality traits are associated with reduced amygdala response to distress-based social cues.

Topics & Keywords

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 165, Issue 6, pp. 712-720

DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.07071145

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