Main description:

A concise and accessible exploration of cutting-edge literature of the risk factors contributing to the development of ODD and CD, primarily in pre-school and primary children.* Precise, focused and up-to-date overview of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Literature* Presents assessment methods and evidence-based intervention strategies* Well-known and prolific authoring team

Contents:

About the authors ix Preface xi Foreword xiii 1. Behaviours and disorders 1 2. Developmental perspectives 11 3. Basic issues on aetiology 25 4. Individual characteristics 33 5. Environmental characteristics 67 6. Clinical assessment 93 7. Intervention and intervention development 117 8. Behavioural parent training 129 9. Cognitive-behavioural therapy 141 10. Pharmacotherapy 159 11. Multicomponent intervention 167 12. Factors that infl uence intervention delivery and outcomes 181 References 201 Index 253