title: Facial emotion recognition in child psychiatry: a systematic review.
abstract: This review focuses on facial affect (emotion) recognition in children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders other than autism. A systematic search, using PRISMA guidelines, was conducted to identify original articles published prior to October 2011 pertaining to face recognition tasks in case-control studies. Used in the qualitative synthesis were: 2 studies on schizophrenia, 18 on mood disorders, 16 on anxiety disorders, 4 on eating disorders, 14 on ADHD and 9 on conduct disorder. Our review suggests that there are abnormalities in facial emotion recognition in a wide range of child psychiatric disorders and that these are likely to have a negative effect on both family and peer relationships. Scope for further research has been identified.
authors.affiliation: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Collin
authors.forename: Jasmeet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bindra
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gillberg
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minnis
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D004644:Emotions; D005149:Facial Expression; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D021641:Recognition, Psychology