HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS Psychiatric Bulletin Advances in Psychiatric Treatment All RCPsych Journals		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text Full Text (PDF) Submit an eLetter View responses Alert me when this article is cited Alert me when eLetters are posted Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Related articles in BJP Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via CrossRef Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Moran, P. Articles by Goodman, R. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Moran, P. Articles by Goodman, R.

Callous and unemotional traits in children and adolescents living in Great Britain

Health Services and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London

Tamsin Ford, MSc, PhD, MRCPsych

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London

Georgia Butler, MSc

Health Services and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London

Robert Goodman, PhD, FRCPsych

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK

Correspondence: Paul Moran, Health Services Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK. Email: paul.moran{at}iop.kcl.ac.uk

Declaration of interest

None.

Few studies have assessed psychopathic traits in community samples of young people. We investigated the predictive utility of callous and unemotional traits in a representative sample of 5770 young people from Great Britain. Teachers provided information on the presence of callous and unemotional traits and parents completed the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to determine the level and impact of psychiatric problems at baseline, 12 and 24 months later. Baseline callous and unemotional trait scores independently predicted the number and intensity of conduct, emotional and hyperactivity symptoms at follow-up. Callous and unemotional traits are longitudinally associated with the level and impact of childhood psychiatric problems.

Related articles in BJP:

Highlights of this issue

Sukhwinder S. Shergill
BJP 2008 192: 1-a2-1. [Full Text]  

Peter Tyrer
BJP 2008 192: 82. [Full Text]  

This article has been cited by other articles:

				W. Caan Pioneering, but open to prejudice The British Journal of Psychiatry, June 1, 2008; 192(6): 476 - 476. [Full Text] [PDF]

eLetters: