1st Edition
Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatment
Edited By Cecilia A. Essau
Copyright 2003
420 Pages
by
Routledge
420 Pages
by
Routledge
420 Pages
by
Routledge
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Recent decades have seen a steady rise in the incidence of antisocial behavior in youth. Possible direct consequences aside, such behavior is predictive of chronic emotional, educational, vocational, and emotional impairment that is associated with hundreds of millions of dollars in costs to overtaxed mental health, social services, special education, and juvenile justice systems. Written by an... Read more
Contents: Preface. Part I: General Issues. B.R. Loney, E.N. Lima, Classification and Assessment. C.A. Essau, Epidemiology and Comorbidity. J.D. Burke, R. Loeber, B.B. Lahey, Course and Outcomes. Part II: Risk Factors. H.K. Alvarez, T.H. Ollendick, Individual and Psychosocial Risk Factors. D. Gorman-Smith, The Social Ecology of Community and Neighborhood and Risk for Antisocial Behavior. W.S. Slutske, N.J. Cronk, R.E. Nabors-Oberg, Familial and Genetic Factors. R.O. Pihl, J. Vant, J-M. Asaad, Neuropsychological and Neuroendocrine Factors. Part III: Prevention and Intervention. M.R. Dadds, J.A. Fraser, Prevention Programs. W.M. Craig, A.R. Digout, Community-Oriented Interventions for Conduct Disorder: Theoretical Progress Needing Empirical Support. M.A. Southam-Gerow, Child-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies. R.J. Prinz, T.L. Jones, Family-Based Interventions. C.M. Borduin, C.M. Schaeffer, S.T. Ronis, Multisystemic Treatment of Serious Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents. O.G. Bukstein, Psychopharmacology of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Part IV: Outstanding Issues. C.A. Essau, Epilogue.
Biography
Cecilia A. Essau
