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Conduct Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

By Alan E. Kazdin

Book information

Publisher
Incorporated, Sage Publications
Year
1995
ISBN
9781452247205, 9780803971813
LCC
RJ506.C65.K389 1995
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9503978 bytes)
Series
Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
193\193
Time added
2023-08-06 02:51:21
PSY007000

Description

The prevalence of conduct disorder in children constitutes a severe and persistent social problem. Conduct disorder - which encompasses antisocial behaviours such as aggressive acts, theft, vandalism, arson, running away, truancy and defying authority - is a common reason for referring children and adolescents for psychological and psychiatric treatment. The newly revised edition of this volume describes the nature of conduct disorder, incorporating the most important findings since the publication of the original. The author draws on current research and clinical work from a variety of fields to explore such topics as: psychiatric diagnosis; child-rearing practices; parent psychopathology; sex differences in development; i

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