Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents

by G. Pirooz Sholevar MD (Editor)

Overview

Conduct disorder is the most prevalent emotional disorder in children and adolescents, and therefore requires special attention from clinicians. Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents is first in providing a comprehensive and balanced view of this field. It addresses the biological, psychological, and interpersonal aspects of aggressive behavior and conduct disorders, and includes the most current clinical research.

Conduct Disorders in Children and Adolescents first examines the phenomenology, etiology, and diagnosis of conduct disorders, then describes therapeutic and preventive interventions. It covers the range of treatments now available, including individual, family, group, and behavior therapy; hospitalization; and residential treatment. Special chapters address the new therapeutic interventions of pharmacotherapy and parent management training.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880485173
Publisher:	American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication date:	02/01/1995
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	414
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

G. Pirooz Sholevar, M.D., F.A.P.A., is Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry at Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in Camden, New Jersey. He is President of the Philadelphia Academy of Family Psychiatry.

Table of Contents

Overview, Etiology, and Assessment. Overview. Psychobiology. Aggression and its stability through the life cycle. Co-morbidity. Rating scales. Murderous actions by children: association with conduct disorders. Sexual perpetration by children and adolescents. Commentary on sexual perpetration. Treatment and Prevention. Psychotherapy: "what to do until the ego comes?" Manual-based psychotherapy. Family interventions. Parent management training. Group therapy. Behavior therapy. Pharmacotherapy. Hospitalization and inpatient treatment. Residential treatment. Prevention. New directions for research. Conclusion and future direction. Index.

What People are Saying About This

Theodore A. Petti

This work provides a comprehensive view of an area that has confronted, from the birth of our fields, child psychiatrists and other mental health professionals concerned with caring for disturbed youngsters. Acknowledged experts have crafted the component chapters for easy and fluid reading.

Jerry M. Wiener

The reader will find here our latest and best state-of-the-art and state-of-the-science knowledge about this heterogeneous category of disorders. Epidemiology, comorbidity, theoretical concepts, special categories (murder and sexual perpetration, for example), and all the possible accepted interventions are well presented.

Editorial Reviews

[A] useful reference for people working with children and adolescents presenting with conduct disorders, particularly those seeking to develop and research their own treatment strategies.

British Journal of Psychiatry

This substantial volume of a dozen and a half contributions should be welcomed for its comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge.

Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic

Examines the phenomenology, etiology, and diagnosis of conduct disorders; the range of therapeutic and preventative strategies; and new interventions. A final chapter highlights promising research findings and concludes with suggestions for future research. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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