Book description
A concise and accessible exploration of cutting-edge literature of the
risk factors contributing to the development of ODD and CD, primarily in
pre-school and primary children.
Walter Matthys is Professor of Aggression in
Children at Utrecht University, The Netherlands, and a clinical
psychiatrist at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
University Medical Centre, Utrecht. His research at the Rudolf Magnus
Institute of Neuroscience focuses on neurobiological and psychological
characteristics in children and adolescents with disruptive behaviour
disorders, and the interventions to prevent and treat these disorders.
John E. Lochman is Professor and Doddridge Saxon Chairholder in
Clinical Psychology at The University of Alabama, where he also
directs the Center for Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems. He is
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,
serves on the Board for Society for Prevention Research, and is
President of the American Board for Clinical Child and Adolescent
Psychology. His research interests are centred on risk factors, social
cognition, and intervention and prevention with aggressive children.
