Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence (Cambridge Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) [Paperback]

Jonathan Hill (Editor), Barbara Maughan (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 11, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0521786398 | ISBN-13: 978-0521786393 | Edition: 1st

Conduct disorders are very common conditions and the most frequent reason for clinical referrals to child and adolescent mental health facilities. Aggression and oppositional behavior in youth often becomes persistent, and substantially increases the likelihood of adult problems of criminality, unstable relationships, psychiatric disorder, and harsh parenting. This comprehensive book by leading clinicians and researchers reviews established and emerging aspects of conduct disorder. It highlights the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, including the biological, neuropsychological, cognitive factors, and role of attachment and family influences. The book reviews preventive and treatment approaches and outcomes with developmental and gender-based variations emphasized throughout. This uniquely authoritative survey of a common clinical and social problem integrates findings from a wide range of research perspectives, and will be essential reading for mental health practitioners and others with clinical, sociological, or medicolegal interests in child health and behavior.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[T]his is a valuable contribution to the literature on conduct disorders." The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review

"This is an extremely interesting and informative book that does justice to the complexity of perspectives on child and adolescent conduct problems...it deserves to become a standard work, available widely to all clinicians and researchers interested in this field." Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Psychiatry

"This publication provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of conduct disorder and it will be of interest to a wide range of mental health professionals. The editors are to be congratulated not only because they have assembled some of the best known researchers and academics in this field but also because they have encouraged them to produce some truly first-class work. Much original material is presented.... This is one of the best current books on the topic and it deserves to be widely read." British Journal of Psychiatry.

"This book is interesting to read and the topics were comprehensively presented..." Saudi Medical Journal

Book Description

Conduct disorders are the most frequent reason for clinical referrals to child and adolescent mental health facilities. Aggressive, oppositional behaviour in youth increases the likelihood of adult problems of criminality, unstable relationships, psychiatric disorder, and harsh parenting. This uniquely authoritative, comprehensive, multidisciplinary survey reviews all aspects of conduct disorder--highlighting the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, preventive and treatment approaches and outcomes, and developmental and gender-based variations. It is essential reading for mental health practitioners and others with clinical, sociological or medicolegal interests in child health.

Product Details

• Paperback: 596 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (December 11, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521786398
• ISBN-13: 978-0521786393
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,287,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)