Pain Sensitivity in Adolescent Males with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Testing for Associations with Conduct Disorder and Callous and Unemotional Traits
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Clare Northover, Anita Thapar, Kate Langley, Stephanie HM van Goozen Published: July 30, 2015 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134417 Abstract Background Reduced processing and experience of aversive emotional cues is a common component of theories on the development and persistence of aggression and antisocial behaviour. Yet physical pain, arguably the most basic aversive cue, has attracted comparatively little attention. Methods This study measured pain sensitivity and physiological response to painful stimuli (skin conductance level, SCL) in adolescent boys with…
