"Connor has drawn on his clinical experience and a large body of research to write a comprehensive account of a problem of increasing concern to clinicians, service providers, and the courts. The strength of this book is the biopsychosocial approach allied to the latest findings from research in brain function. It will become a major sourcebook for the many disciplines dealing with this growing problem in our society, and will be read by both experienced practitioners and psychiatrists-in-training."--Lionel Hersov, MD, FRCP, FRCPsych, The Tavistock Clinic, London, UK
"Filling an important gap in the literature on childhood aggression, this book is a highly informative guide for readers involved in clinical assessment, diagnosis, and the development of treatment strategies. It provides definitive coverage of the nature and prevalence of this dysfunctional behavior, and the interplay among environmental, psychosocial, and biological risk factors and influences. In the classroom, this text will inform a new generation of students and clinicians of the importance of developmental psychopathology in the etiology of maladaptive aggression. I recommend it for students at many levels, including undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and criminal justice; medical students and psychiatric residents; and law students concerned with crime, violence, and antisocial behavior."--Richard Melloni, Jr., PhD, Department of Psychology and Program in Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern University
"A remarkably informative book, highly readable and insightful for students in the behavioral sciences and professionals working with juveniles. The volume draws extensively from empirical knowledge in usually disparate fields, such as psychiatry, developmental psychology, and criminology. It provides comprehensive coverage of the important interface between research findings on biological and social factors, on the one hand, and effective assessment and intervention, on the other. I highly recommend it."--Rolf Loeber, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Psychology, and School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
"There are few topics of greater importance than this one, in view of the extraordinary social costs associated with aggression, and few books that have dealt with it with such sensitivity, breadth, and scope....This is scientific scholarship at its best."--from the Foreword by Russell A. Barkley, PhD, University of Massachusetts Medical School
"A valuable addition to the literature....Clinicians will appreciate the emphasis on the assessment and psychosocial as well as psychopharmacological treatment issues."
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Annals of Clinical Psychiatry Published On: 2004-07-14
"A solid review of the current literature, a thoughtful analysis of current models of aggression, and an overview of the therapeutic interventions currently available."
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Psychiatric Services Published On: 2004-07-14