Callous-Unemotional Traits and Risk of Gun Carrying and Use During Crime

Objective: With the addition of the “with limited prosocial emotions” specifier within the diagnosis of conduct disorder (DSM-5) and of conduct-dissocial disorder (ICD-11) to designate those with elevated callous-unemotional traits, the authors examined the role that callous-unemotional traits play in the risk for gun carrying and gun use during a crime in a sample at high risk for gun violence. Methods: Male juvenile offenders (N=1,215) from...