Exploring the clinical utility of the DSM-5 conduct disorder specifier of ‘with limited prosocial emotions’ in an adolescent inpatient sample

With the recent addition of a callous-unemotional (CU) specifier to the diagnosis of conduct disorder (CD) in the DSM-5, studies are needed to evaluate the clinical utility of this specifier and the best ways to identify youth meeting criteria for this specifier in clinical samples.

Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry - May 18, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Salome Vanwoerden, Tyson Reuter, Carla Sharp Source Type: research