2022
Parenting boys with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits: parent and child perspectives
Roberts R, McCrory E, Joffe H, Phillips H, Gaule A, Viding E. Parenting boys with conduct problems and callous-unemotional traits: parent and child perspectives. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2022, 32: 2547-2555. PMID: 36374342, PMCID: PMC10682176, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-022-02109-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCP/HCUCallous-unemotional traitsConduct problemsParents/caregiversTD boysInconsistent disciplineChildren’s perspectivesAlabama Parenting QuestionnaireParenting QuestionnaireChild monitoringMore difficultyLittle researchParentingQualitative reportsFamily engagementParentsSame perceptionCaregiversChild safetyBoysChildrenQualitative methodsDifficultiesExperienceCP intervention
2019
Towards understanding atypical social affiliation in psychopathy
Viding E, McCrory E. Towards understanding atypical social affiliation in psychopathy. The Lancet Psychiatry 2019, 6: 437-444. PMID: 31006435, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(19)30049-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial affiliationNeural systemsNeurocognitive vulnerabilityNegative emotionsAuthentic social relationshipsProsocial behaviorProsocial interactionsNeurocognitive findingsPsychopathySocial relationshipsDistressResearch directionsIndividualsAffiliationEmotionsGuiltEnjoymentMotivationAttachmentFindingsVulnerabilityRelationshipResearch effortsBehavior
2018
Primary and Secondary Variants of Psychopathy in a Volunteer Sample Are Associated With Different Neurocognitive Mechanisms
Sethi A, McCrory E, Puetz V, Hoffmann F, Knodt A, Radtke S, Brigidi B, Hariri A, Viding E. Primary and Secondary Variants of Psychopathy in a Volunteer Sample Are Associated With Different Neurocognitive Mechanisms. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience And Neuroimaging 2018, 3: 1013-1021. PMID: 29752216, PMCID: PMC6185817, DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2018.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnterior cingulate cortexNeurocognitive mechanismsPsychopathic traitsPrimary psychopathySecondary psychopathyCingulate cortexEmotional face processing taskComparison groupDifferent neurocognitive mechanismsDistinct neural correlatesFace processing taskFunctional magnetic resonance imagingInferior parietal lobeVolunteer sampleAnger processingNeurocognitive correlatesInsula activityNeural correlatesNeural responsesAnxiety measuresNeural activationSecondary presentationLower anxietyPsychopathy groupHigh anxietyAn fMRI investigation of empathic processing in boys with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits
Sethi A, O'Nions E, McCrory E, Bird G, Viding E. An fMRI investigation of empathic processing in boys with conduct problems and varying levels of callous-unemotional traits. NeuroImage Clinical 2018, 18: 298-304. PMID: 29876250, PMCID: PMC5987797, DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCP/HCUMedial prefrontal cortexCallous-unemotional traitsConduct problemsOwn emotionsAnterior cingulate cortexAnterior insulaEmpathic processingAffective experienceConjunction analysisACC/medial prefrontal cortexBrain areasBayes factor analysisEmpathy deficitsFMRI investigationTD groupNeural responsesConjunction effectOne's feelingsLess empathyEmotionsPrefrontal cortexNeutral scenarioCingulate cortexOccipital cortex
2017
Understanding the development of psychopathy: progress and challenges
Viding E, McCrory E. Understanding the development of psychopathy: progress and challenges. Psychological Medicine 2017, 48: 566-577. PMID: 29032773, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291717002847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCU traitsCallous-unemotional traitsDevelopment of psychopathyExtant research findingsGroup of childrenInformative studiesDistress cuesResearch findingsIndividual differencesBrain activationProtective environmental factorsPsychopathyPrevention programsChildrenClinical implicationsStrong heritabilityClinical outcomesElevated riskEmpathyCuesTraitsGuiltHeritable riskFindingsAdulthood
2014
Neural bases of Theory of Mind in children with autism spectrum disorders and children with conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits
O'Nions E, Sebastian C, McCrory E, Chantiluke K, Happé F, Viding E. Neural bases of Theory of Mind in children with autism spectrum disorders and children with conduct problems and callous‐unemotional traits. Developmental Science 2014, 17: 786-796. PMID: 24636205, PMCID: PMC4316185, DOI: 10.1111/desc.12167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAutism Diagnostic Observation ScheduleCP/HCUASD groupTemporoparietal junctionConduct problemsSpectrum disorderMedial prefrontal cortex responsesAtypical neural processingRight temporoparietal junctionPrefrontal cortex responsesCallous-unemotional traitsMedial prefrontal cortexAtypical processingToM processingVignette taskNeural levelNeural underpinningsNeural basisTD controlsNeural processingSocial difficultiesNeural responsesObservation ScheduleFMRI responses
2013
Antisocial and Callous Behaviour in Children
Viding E, Seara-Cardoso A, McCrory E. Antisocial and Callous Behaviour in Children. Current Topics In Behavioral Neurosciences 2013, 17: 395-419. PMID: 24357438, DOI: 10.1007/7854_2013_266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallous-unemotional traitsAntisocial behaviorBrain imaging researchDevelopmental psychopathology researchProfiles of vulnerabilitySubstantial public health costsNeuroscience findingsPsychopathology researchCallous behaviorDevelopmental vulnerabilityMental healthImaging researchCurrent evidence baseFuture researchPublic health costsChildrenCommon reasonEvidence baseHeterogeneous groupHealth costsDistinct subgroupsTraitsInterventionResearchBehavior
2012
Amygdala Response to Preattentive Masked Fear in Children With Conduct Problems: The Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits
Viding E, Sebastian C, Dadds M, Lockwood P, Cecil C, De Brito S, McCrory E. Amygdala Response to Preattentive Masked Fear in Children With Conduct Problems: The Role of Callous-Unemotional Traits. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2012, 169: 1109-1116. PMID: 23032389, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2012.12020191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh callous-unemotional traitsCallous-unemotional traitsLow callous-unemotional traitsConduct problemsAmygdala responseCalm facesAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderGreater amygdala responsesDifferential amygdala activityLower amygdala reactivityFindings complementMasked fearAffective processingComparison boysNeural basisAmygdala activityAmygdala reactivityConscious awarenessAmygdala involvementHyperactivity disorderNeural responsesUnemotional TraitsAmygdala hypoactivityClassification of childrenAmygdala hyperactivityNeural Responses to Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Children With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits
Sebastian C, McCrory E, Cecil C, Lockwood P, De Brito S, Fontaine N, Viding E. Neural Responses to Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Children With Conduct Problems and Varying Levels of Callous-Unemotional Traits. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 814-822. PMID: 22868935, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.2070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallous-unemotional traitsAffective processing taskConduct problemsNeural responsesCognitive theoryMind judgmentsUnique varianceAffective profilesAmygdala reactivityEmpathy componentsProcessing tasksAffective neural responsesDepression/anxiety symptomsConduct problem symptomsFunctional magnetic resonancePotential neural substratesConduct problem groupChildhood conduct problemsAffective stimuliNeural processingNeural substratesAnterior insulaUnemotional TraitsAnxiety symptomsRight amygdalaGenetic and neurocognitive contributions to the development of psychopathy
Viding E, McCrory E. Genetic and neurocognitive contributions to the development of psychopathy. Development And Psychopathology 2012, 24: 969-983. PMID: 22781866, DOI: 10.1017/s095457941200048x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCallous-unemotional traitsAntisocial behaviorDevelopmental neuroimaging studiesDevelopment of psychopathyPromising intervention approachNeurocognitive contributionsNeurocognitive vulnerabilityPositive parentingAntisocial childrenNeuroimaging studiesIntervention approachesConsistent rewardDevelopmental vulnerabilityParental involvementPreliminary evidenceCurrent evidence basePsychopathyEnvironmental influencesChildrenEvidence baseDistinct patternsPotential implicationsParentingInterventionReward
2011
Predictors and Outcomes of Joint Trajectories of Callous–Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems in Childhood
Fontaine N, McCrory E, Boivin M, Moffitt T, Viding E. Predictors and Outcomes of Joint Trajectories of Callous–Unemotional Traits and Conduct Problems in Childhood. Journal Of Psychopathology And Clinical Science 2011, 120: 730-742. PMID: 21341879, DOI: 10.1037/a0022620.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCU traitsConduct problemsFamily-level predictorsDevelopmental trajectoriesTwins Early Development StudyHigh CU traitsJoint developmental trajectoriesCallous-unemotional traitsGeneral growth mixture modelingEarly Development StudyGrowth mixture modelingUnemotional TraitsPsychosocial predictorsTeacher ratingsDelinquent behaviorLongitudinal researchNegative outcomesAdult psychopathyLongitudinal associationsAge 7Concomitant outcomesHigh trajectoryLow trajectoriesMixture modelingLarge sampleNeural processing associated with cognitive and affective Theory of Mind in adolescents and adults
Sebastian C, Fontaine N, Bird G, Blakemore S, De Brito S, McCrory E, Viding E. Neural processing associated with cognitive and affective Theory of Mind in adolescents and adults. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience 2011, 7: 53-63. PMID: 21467048, PMCID: PMC3252629, DOI: 10.1093/scan/nsr023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAffective ToMNeural responsesAffective ToM processingDifferential neural responsesTheory of mindSelf-reported empathyAffective ToM.Cognitive ToMToM networkToM processingAffective theoryUnderstanding emotionsVentromedial PFCVmPFC responsesAffective informationToM domainsToM conditionCognitive perspectiveNeural processesNeural processingComponent processesLesion studiesFMRI dataToMAdolescent group