Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders : Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatment

by Essau, Cecilia A.; Essau, Cecilia A.; Loeber, Rolf; Ollendick, Thomas H.

• ISBN13: 9780805840612
• ISBN10: 0805840613
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbau

Summary

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 eminent group of international experts, Conduct and Oppositional Defiant Disorders: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Treatmentoffers the first comprehensive cutting-edge overview of all the major aspects of conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) in children and adolescents. It is organized into three sections. The first summarizes classification and assessment, epidemiology and comorbidity, as well as course and outcome. The second examines factors that put children and adolescents at risk to develop CD and ODD: contextual, familial/genetic, and neuropsychological and neuroendocrine. The third presents numerous empirically supported approaches to prevention and treatment. An epilogue reviews recent progress and unresolved questions, and suggests needs for future research. Special attention is devoted to gender and developmental pathways in etiology, symptom expression, courses, and outcomes. This volume will be crucial reading for all mental health professionals whose work involves them with these exceptionally difficult clients.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
General Issues	p. 2
Classification and Assessment	p. 3
References	p. 26
Epidemiology and Comorbidity	p. 33
References	p. 53
Course and Outcomes	p. 61
References	p. 85
Risk Factors	p. 95
Individual and Psychosocial Risk Factors	p. 97
References	p. 113
The Social Ecology of Community and Neighborhood and Risk for Antisocial Behavior	p. 117
References	p. 133
Familial and Genetic Factors	p. 137
References	p. 158
Neuropsychological and Neuroendocrine Factors	p. 163
References	p. 182
Prevention and Intervention	p. 191
Prevention Programs	p. 193
References	p. 217
Community-Oriented Interventions for Conduct Disorder: Theoretical Progress Needing Empirical Support	p. 223
References	p. 253
Child-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapies	p. 257
References	p. 273
Family-Based Interventions	p. 279
References	p. 292
Multisystemic Treatment of Serious Antisocial Behavior in Adolescents	p. 299
References	p. 315
Psychopharmacology of Disruptive Behavior Disorders	p. 319
References	p. 344
Outstanding Issues	p. 357
Epilogue	p. 359
References	p. 370
Author Index	p. 373
Subject Index	p. 403
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