Aggression and violence represent a significant public health concern and a clinical
challenge for the mental healthcare provider. A great deal has been revealed regarding the …

Conduct disorder is a childhood behaviour disorder that is characterized by persistent
aggressive or antisocial behaviour that disrupts the child's environment and impairs his or …

High rates of comorbidity are observed between internalizing and externalizing problems,
yet the developmental dynamics of comorbid symptom presentations are not yet well …

Under heightened emotional states, individuals are more inclined to engage in ill-
considered or rash actions than at other times. The authors present evidence for the …

The panoply of cognitive, affective, motivational, and social functions that underpin everyday
human experience requires precisely choreographed patterns of interaction between …

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder overlap behaviorally,
clinically, and cognitively. An important question of potential future clinical relevance is …

Despite the well-established sex difference in prevalence of many childhood and adolescent
psychopathological conditions, no integrative metatheory of sex differences in …

This article charts a strategic research course toward an empirical foundation for the
diagnosis of conduct disorder in the forthcoming DSM‐V. Since the DSM‐IV appeared in …

Aggression is an evolutionary conserved behavior present in most species including
humans. Inadequate aggression can lead to long‐term detrimental personal and societal …

Decades of research have indicated the foundational importance of parenting to offspring
outcomes during childhood and beyond. Unearthing the specific origins of parenting is …