Practitioner Review: Psychosocial Treatments for Conduct Disorder in Children

The present paper reviews promising treatments for conduct disorder among children and adolescents. The treatments include problem‐solving skills training, parent management training, functional family therapy and multi systemic therapy. For each treatment, conceptual underpinnings, characteristics...

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Published in:Journal of child psychology and psychiatry 1997-02, Vol.38 (2), p.161-178
Main Author: Kazdin, Alan E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Behavior disorders
Behavior Modification
Behavior Problems
Behavior Therapy - methods
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child Behavior Disorders - therapy
Child psychology
Children
Children & youth
children and adolescents
Combined Modality Therapy
Conduct disorder
Family Therapy - methods
Humans
Parenting - psychology
Problem Solving
Psychotherapy
Social Adjustment
Socialization
Therapy
treatment
Treatment Methods
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Summary:The present paper reviews promising treatments for conduct disorder among children and adolescents. The treatments include problem‐solving skills training, parent management training, functional family therapy and multi systemic therapy. For each treatment, conceptual underpinnings, characteristics and outcome evidence are highlighted. Limitations associated with these treatments (e.g. paucity of long‐term follow‐up evidence and of evidence for the clinical significance of the change) are also presented. Broader issues that affect treatment and clinical work with conduct‐disordered youths are also addressed, including retaining cases in treatment, what treatments do not work, who responds well to treatment, comorbidity, the use of combined treatments and the need for new models of treatment delivery.
ISSN:0021-9630
1469-7610
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01851.x