As reflected in the title, the purpose of this book is to guide clinicians in understanding and treating youth with severe antisocial behavior. Children and adolescents with conduct disorders operate at quite a high cost to society. In many opinion polls, juvenile crime and violence is rated as one of the most pressing concerns for many in our society. This widespread concern has prompted professionals from many disciplines to search for more effective interventions to prevent and treat youth with such disorders. This book is my attempt to summarize the current status of this very important endeavor. In providing this guide to clinicians, I have attempted to emphasize the critical link between understanding the clinical presentation, course, and causes of conduct disorders and designing effective interventions for children and adolescents with these disorders. Many past books, book chapters, and review articles have emphasized one or the other of these objectives. Some have provided excellent summaries of the vast amount of research on youth with conduct disorders without explicitly and clearly describing the clinical applica tions of this research. Others have focused on the implementation of specific interventions for youth with conduct disorders that is divorced from a basic understanding of the many diverse and clinically important characteristics of this population. The overriding theme of this book is that successful clinical inter vention requires an integration of both bodies of knowledge.

Autorentext

Paul J. Frick, Ph.D., is the Roy Crumpler Memorial Chair in the Department of Psychology at the Louisiana State University and professor in the Learning Science Institute of Australia at Australian Catholic University. Dr. Frick has published more than 250 manuscripts in either edited books or peer-reviewed publications, and he is the author of 6 additional books and test manuals. Dr. Frick is currently the editor of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, the official journal of the International Society for Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. He was the editor of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (2007-2011), the official journal of Division 53 of the American Psychological Association, which is the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, and he was a member of the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 Workgroup for ADHD and the Disruptive Behavior Disorders (2007-2012). Dr. Frick has been involved in the clinical training of doctoral students since 1990. Christopher T. Barry, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Washington State University. Dr. Barry has published more than 70 manuscripts either in edited books or peer-reviewed publications, and he is an author or co-editor of 3 additional books. He is an assistant editor of the Journal of Adolescence and an associate editor of the Journal of Child and Family Studies. Dr. Barry has been involved in the clinical training of doctoral students since 2004. Randy W. Kamphaus, Ph.D., is Professor and Dean of the College of Education at the University of Oregon. Dr. Kamphaus's research has focused on the development of methods and measures aimed at enabling new forms of practice in school and clinical child psychology practice. His recent efforts, in collaboration with former students and postdoctoral trainees, involves the creation of mental healthrisk screening measures and associated group-delivered social, behavioral, and emotional skill building lessons for use at school. He has published more than 10 tests, 85 journal articles, 10 books, 50 book chapters, and other publications. His research has been funded by grant mechanisms of the U.S. Department of Education for the past two decades. Dr. Kamphaus has served as past-president of the Division of School Psychology of the American Psychological Association and as editor of the Division's official journal, School Psychology Quarterly.

Klappentext

This book outlines a scientific approach to understanding and treating children and adolescents who display a severe pattern of aggressive antisocial behavior. Unlike other works which tend to focus exclusively on research data or practical guidelines for treatment approaches, this valuable reference integrates both of these aspects, providing clear guidelines for intervention based on the most current research. Outstanding features include 23 tables and figures, and two chapters detailing a comprehensive approach to treatment tailored to the needs of the individual child or adolescent.

Zusammenfassung
In providing this guide to clinicians, I have attempted to emphasize the critical link between understanding the clinical presentation, course, and causes of conduct disorders and designing effective interventions for children and adolescents with these disorders.

Inhalt

1. An Introduction to Conduct Disorders.- Our Fascination with Antisocial Behavior.- A Complex and Important Construct.- An Applied-Science Orientation.- Overview of the Book's Structure.- 2. The Nature of Antisocial Behaviors and Conduct Disorders.- Basic Characteristics.- Distinguishing Normal and Abnormal Patterns of Conduct Problems.- Dimensional or Categorical Views of Conduct Problems.- Prevalence of Antisocial Behaviors and Conduct Disorders.- Developmental Trajectories of Conduct Disorders.- Stability of Conduct Disorders.- Summary.- 3. Classification of Conduct Disorders.- The Basics of Classification.- Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder.- Subtypes Based on Patterns of Behavioral Covariation.- Subtypes Based on Socialization and Aggression.- CallousUnemotional Traits and Conduct Disorders.- Conduct Disorders and Co-occurring Conditions.- Summary.- 4. The Etiology of Conduct Disorders.- Understanding the Development of Conduct Disorders: Some Basic Issues.- Dispositional Correlates.- Environmental Correlates.- Integrating Correlates into Causal Models.- Summary.- 5. Clinical Assessment.- A General Assessment Framework.- Specific Assessment Techniques.- Combining Information into a Clear Case Conceptualization.- Case Example Illustrating the Multistep Procedure for Integrating Assessment Information.- Summary.- 6. Treatment I: The Basic Techniques.- Overview of Treatment.- Contingency Management.- Parent Management Training.- Cognitive-Behavioral Skills Training.- Stimulant Medication.- Summary.- 7. Comprehensive Approaches to Treatment.- Initial Tests of Combined Treatments.- Fast Track Program.- Multisystemic Therapy.- Flexible Multimodal Treatment of Conduct Disorders.- The Future of the Treatment of Conduct Disorders.- References.