Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence (Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Conduct disorders are very common conditions and the most frequent reason for clinical referrals to child and adolescent mental health facilities. Aggression and oppositional behavior in youth often becomes persistent, and substantially increases the likelihood of adult problems of criminality, unstable relationships, psychiatric disorder, and harsh parenting. This comprehensive book by leading clinicians and researchers reviews established and emerging aspects of conduct disorder. It highlights the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, including the biological, neuropsychological, cognitive factors, and role of attachment and family influences. The book reviews preventive and treatment approaches and outcomes with developmental and gender-based variations emphasized throughout. This uniquely authoritative survey of a common clinical and social problem integrates findings from a wide range of research perspectives, and will be essential reading for mental health practitioners and others with clinical, sociological, or medicolegal interests in child health and behavior. Contents 5 Contributors 7 Preface 11 1 Bad behaviour: an historical perspective on disorders of conduct 15 2 Can the study of 'normal' behaviour contribute to an understanding of conduct disorder? 46 3 The development of children's conflict and prosocial behaviour: lessons from research on social understanding and gender 63 4 Neural mechanisms underlying aggressive behaviour 81 5 Biosocial influenceson antisocial behaviours in childhood and adolescence 117 6 The epidemiology of disorders of conduct: nosological issues and comorbidity 140 7 Conduct disorder in context 183 8 Genetic influences on conduct disorder 216 9 The role of neuropsychological deficits in conduct disorders 249 10 A reinforcement model of conduct problems in children and adolescents: advances in theory and intervention 278 11 Perceptual and attributional processes in aggression and conduct problems 306 12 Attachment and conduct disorder 334 13 Friends, friendships and conduct disorders 360 14 Continuities and discontinuities of development, with particular emphasis on emotional and cognitive components of disruptive behaviour 393 15 Treatment of conduct disorders 422 16 The prevention of conduct disorder: a review of successful and unsuccessful experiments 463 17 Economic evaluation and conduct disorders 492 18 Antisocial children grown up 521 19 Conduct disorder: future directions. An afterword 567 Index 587 Conduct disorders are very common and the most frequent reason for clinical referrals to child and adolescent mental health facilities. Aggression and oppositional behaviour in youth often becomes persistent, and substantially increases the likelihood of adult problems of criminality, unstable relationships, psychiatric disorder, and harsh parenting. This comprehensive book by leading clinicians and researchers reviews established and emerging aspects of conduct disorder. It highlights the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, including the biological, neuropsychological, and cognitive factors, and the role of attachment and family influences. Preventive and treatment approaches and outcomes are reviewed, with developmental and gender-based variations emphasized throughout. Integrating findings from a wide range of research perspectives, this is a uniquely authoritative survey of a common clinical and social problem, and will be essential reading for mental health practitioners and others with clinical, sociological or medicolegal interests in child health and behaviour. "This book reviews established and emerging aspects of conduct disorder, with contributions from leading clinicians and researchers in the field. They highlight the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, with chapters on genetic, biological, neuropsychological and cognitive factors, and the role of attachment, family, and wider social influences. Influences on the persistence of conduct problems through childhood and into adult life are reviewed, as are preventative and treatment approaches. The book concludes with a consideration of recent progress and future directions, by Michael Rutter. Throughout the book developmental and gender-based variations are emphasized." "Integrating findings from a wide range of research perspectives, this survey will be for mental health practitioners and others with clinical, sociological or medicolegal interests in child health and behaviour."--BOOK JACKET This uniquely authoritative, comprehensive, multidisciplinary survey reviews all aspects of conduct disorder - highlighting the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, preventive and treatment approaches and outcomes, and developmental and gender-based variations. It is essential reading for mental health practitioners and others with clinical, sociological or medicolegal interests in child health What should be the relative roles of prevention, restitution, deterrrence, and reform in the response of these agencies to out-of-control children? Edited By Jonathan Hill And Barbara Maughan. Includes Index. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.