An update on interventions for conduct disorder

TY - JOUR

T1 - An update on interventions for conduct disorder

AU - Scott, S

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - Childhood conduct disorder casts a long shadow over adulthood, often leading to antisocial personality, drug misuse, increased rates of psychosis and earlier death. This article reviews a range of effective treatments, and shows what is ineffective. The common theme underlying interventions that work is that they change the environment around the young person, with parent training emerging as the most effective. Medication is largely ineffective. The task now is to enable more of these interventions to be available at a reasonably early age.

AB - Childhood conduct disorder casts a long shadow over adulthood, often leading to antisocial personality, drug misuse, increased rates of psychosis and earlier death. This article reviews a range of effective treatments, and shows what is ineffective. The common theme underlying interventions that work is that they change the environment around the young person, with parent training emerging as the most effective. Medication is largely ineffective. The task now is to enable more of these interventions to be available at a reasonably early age.

U2 - 10.1192/apt.bp.106.002626

DO - 10.1192/apt.bp.106.002626

M3 - Literature review

SN - 1472-1481

VL - 14

SP - 61

EP - 70

JO - Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

JF - Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

IS - 1

ER -