Developmental Pathways to Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders [Paperback]

Developmental Pathways to Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders provides essential understanding on how disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) is characterized, its early markers and etiology, and the empirically-based treatment for the disorder. The book covers features and assessment of various DBDs, including oppositional-defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and antisocial personality disorder, the psychological markers of externalizing problems, such as irritability and anger, common elements of effective evidence-based treatments for DBD for behavioral treatments, cognitive therapies, and family and community therapies. A final section discusses new and emerging insights in the prevention and treatment of DBD.

• Provides a critical foundation for understanding how disruptive behavior disorder (DBD) is defined
• Looks at early markers and etiology of DBD
• Goes beyond the surface-level treatment provided by other books, offering in-depth coverage of various DBDs, such as oppositional-defiant disorder and antisocial personality disorder
• Examines the causal factors and developmental pathways implicated in DBD
• Includes cutting-edge insights into the prevention of DBD prior to the emergence of symptoms

1. Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders 2. Oppositional Defiant Disorder 3. Conduct Disorder 4. Antisocial Personality Disorder 5. Negative Affect 6. Callous-unemotional Traits 7. Cognitive Attribution Bias 8. Sensation-seeking and risk-taking 9. Behavioral Treatments 10. Cognitive Therapies 11. Anger?Management 12. Family and Community Therapies 13. Developmental Pathways 14. Integrative theory and treatment; Prevention

An essential understanding of how disruptive behavior disorders are characterized, their early markers and etiology, and empiricalllSÇ