Socioemotional development in children with callous-unemotional traits: A case study of a multimodal intervention

A subgroup of children with conduct disorder (CD) has callous unemotional traits (CU, e.g., lack of empathy, caring behaviours and remorse), which predicts a negative evolution of this disorder. Responses to empirically supported interventions are very low in children with CD and CU traits. This cas...

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Published inRevista de psicología clínica con niños y adolescentes Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 57 - 63
Main Authors del Mar Gallego-Matellan, Maria, Lopez Romero, Laura, Leon-Mejia, Ana C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2019
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attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
callous-unemotional traits
conduct disorder
emotional recognition
parent training
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Summary:A subgroup of children with conduct disorder (CD) has callous unemotional traits (CU, e.g., lack of empathy, caring behaviours and remorse), which predicts a negative evolution of this disorder. Responses to empirically supported interventions are very low in children with CD and CU traits. This case study presents an individualized intervention with an 11-year-old child who shows a stable and aggressive pattern of disruptive behaviour (CD and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and severe CU traits. The goals of the intervention focused on both emotion recognition and parent training. The results of the treatment presented in this case study show advances in socioemotional development along with a decrease of problematic conduct, which improve the child's ability to adapt to his environment. The need of personalizing and adjusting treatments aimed at modifying problematic conduct in children with CU is discussed to shed light on future approaches to clinical intervention
ISSN:2340-8340
2340-8340
DOI:10.21134/rpcna.2019.06.1.8