Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence [Paperback]

Uniquely authoritative, comprehensive and multidisciplinary, this survey is essential reading for all clinicians and professionals working in child health.Conduct disorders are the most frequent reason for clinical referrals to child and adolescent mental health facilities. Aggressive, oppositional behaviour in youth increases the likelihood of adult problems of criminality, unstable relationships, psychiatric disorder, and harsh parenting. 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.Conduct disorders are the most frequent reason for clinical referrals to child and adolescent mental health facilities. Aggressive, oppositional behaviour in youth increases the likelihood of adult problems of criminality, unstable relationships, psychiatric disorder, and harsh parenting. 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.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 l#: