Callous-unemotional traits
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Commentary: Optimism and guidance for improving treatment effects among children with callous-unemotional traits – reflections on Perlstein et al. (2023)
Open Access paper from the JCPP – ‘The results of Perlstein et al. (2023) offer the first meta-analytic evidence against the long-held belief that CU traits confer treatment resistance. […] I argue that Perlstein et al. (2023) offer both optimism and guidance for improving treatment effects among children with conduct problems and CU traits’. Georgette E. Fleming (pic)
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Treatment of childhood disruptive behavior disorders and callous-unemotional traits: a systematic review and two multilevel meta-analyses
Paper from the JCPP – ‘Children with callous-unemotional (CU) traits are at high lifetime risk of antisocial behavior. It is unknown if treatments for disruptive behavior disorders are as effective for children with CU traits (DBD+CU) as those without (DBD-only), nor if treatments directly reduce CU traits.’ Samantha Perlstein (pic) et al.
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Conduct Problems & Callous-Unemotional Traits in Young Children: Facial Reactions to Emotional Films
In this podcast, we are joined by Professor Eva Kimonis to discuss her recent JCPP paper ‘Facial reactions to emotional films in young children with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits’. Eva is the first author of the paper.
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Genetic and environmental influences on callous-unemotional traits vary with age
Research on callous-unemotional (CU) traits explores the relative importance of genetic versus environmental influences on the initial risk and trajectory.
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Psychological interventions have a small but significant effect in young children with conduct disorder
In 2017, Mireille Bakker and colleagues performed a systematic review and meta-analysis for the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, of the currently available psychological treatments for children and adolescents with conduct disorder problems. Here, we summarise the researcher’s key findings and the potential clinical implications for this field.
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