Chapter 42.Conduct Disorder
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Conduct disorder (CD) is characterized by a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior that violates the rights of others or major age-appropriate societal rules (see Box ). Although the current chapter is designed to provide an overview of empirically supported treatments for CD, relatively few psychosocial interventions have been explicitly designed for children diagnosed with CD. This review therefore focuses on interventions shown to be efficacious in samples that contain a significant proportion of youth who meet criteria for CD, and those designed for youth exhibiting severe criminal behavior. All of the psychosocial treatments reviewed have appeared on vetted lists of empirically supported programs for antisocial and delinquent youth (Eyberg et al. 2008; Office of the Surgeon General 2001). Pharmacological interventions that have been shown to be effective in reducing CD symptoms in placebo-controlled trials are also discussed. Research on the treatment of youth who meet criteria for CD with limited prosocial emotions is discussed in Chapter 43, "With Limited Prosocial Emotions Specifier for Conduct Disorder."
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