Role of Callous and Unemotional (CU) Traits on the Development of Youth with Behavioral Disorders: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Numerous studies have shown that youth with behavioral disorders (BD) present an increased risk for developing severe and persistent antisocial behaviors in adulthood. Retrospective research notes that not all children and adolescents follow a negative trajectory and explains this heterogeneity in particular by the severity of CU traits. Our study examines how these traits affect the functioning of children and adolescents with BD. A systematic literature review conducted through various databases and using different keywords made it possible to analyze 52 studies published from 2015 to 2020 that measured the bidirectional effects of CU traits on the functioning of young. Out of the 52 studies, 47 analyzed links between CU traits and neurobiological or mental health, 20 examined family and

SUBMITTER: Squillaci M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8125599 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature