Facial Emotion Recognition and Eye Gaze in ADHD With and Without Comorbid Conduct Disorder

Conduct disorder (CD) is associated with impairments in facial emotion recognition. However, CD commonly co-occurs with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); thus, it is unclear whether these impairments are explained by ADHD or by one of its core features - inattention. We explored whether emotion recognition impairments are specific to those with ADHD and comorbid CD while also examining the mechanisms that might explain such deficits.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: New Research Source Type: research