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Developmental considerations in the investigation of conduct disorder1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2008

Dante Cicchetti  and
John E. Richters
Dante Cicchetti
Affiliation:
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester
John E. Richters
Affiliation:
Child and Adolescent Disorders Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health
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The papers in this special issue attest to the theoretical and empirical advances that have been made in understanding the epidemiology, subtypes, etiology, neuropsychology, psychobiology, course, consequences, prevention, and treatment of conduct disorder (CD) (see also Kazdin, 1987; Loeber, 1990; Loeber & Stouthamer-Loeber, 1986; Moffitt, 1990; Patterson, 1982; Robins, 1991; White, Moffitt, Earls, Robins, & Silva, 1990). A number of theoretical conceptualizations have been forwarded in an attempt to comprehend this complex form of disorder in children. Such divergence in thinking indicates that the topic of CD has evolved into an active and significant domain of inquiry. To date, however, there has been no unifying theoretical framework for bringing conceptual clarity to the diverse perspectives represented in the study of conduct disorder. Although existing work within particular disciplines and subdisciplines has provided substantial contributions to our understanding of CD, these accounts typically have not considered the broader matrix of complex and evolving biological, cognitive, socioemotional, representational, and social-cognitive capacities of the developing child. As a consequence, disparate theoretical formulations are often too narrow in focus to address the range of processes and mechanisms that will be necessary to explain adequately how and why manifestations of CD emerge, change overtime and are influenced by children's developmental levels.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 5 , Issue 1-2 , Winter-Spring 1993 , pp. 331 - 344
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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