Development and Prevention of Behaviour Problems From Genes to Social Policy [Hardcover]

This book brings together world leading researchers from diverse fields to explore the potential causes of the development of behaviour problems. The book presents theories that hope to influence public health, education and social policy in the prevention of the costly social troubles that behaviour problems can cause.

Featuring contributions from researchers whose backgrounds range from the social and behavioural sciences to economics, the varied chapters assesses the potential role of geneenvironment interactions, biological factors and gender differences in the development of behaviour problems. The book includes a review of studies that attempt to understand why antisocial behaviour is concentrated within families, and concludes with three chapters that link developmental research directly with policy issues. It provides a framework for students, scientists, educators and care givers to understand where frontier research on behaviour problems is going and how it can be applied in the social, educational and health services.

This collection will interest all students of psychology and the behavioural sciences as well as those with an interest in public policy, sociology, abnormal psychology, psychopathology and personality disorders.

Tremblay, van Aken, Koops, Research on the development and prevention of behaviour problems: A fundamental change still hard to grasp for most investigators. Suomi, How gene-environment interactions shape biobehavioural development: Lessons from studies with rhesus monkeys. Szyf, Weaver, Provencal, McGowan, Tremblay, Meaney,Epigenetics and behaviour. Paus, Pausova, Abrahamowicz, Almerigi, Arbour, Bernard, Gaudet, Hanzalek, Hamet, Evans, Kramer, Laberge, Leal, Leonard, Lerner, Lerner, Mathieu, Perron, Pike, Pitiot, Richer, S?guin, Syme, Tremblay, Veillette, Watkins, Maternal smoking, genes and adolescent brain and body: The Saguenay Youtl£¾