The Promise of Prevention for Conduct Problems in At-Risk Youth, Part 2

Courtesy of the Research Channel: (get Part 1 here)
“Dr. Robert McMahon, professor of psychology at the University of Washington, and Patrick Tolan, director of the Institute for Juvenile Research and professor of psychiatry and public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, outline intervention methods and limitations in scientific knowledge that could one day [...]

The Promise of Prevention for Conduct Problems in At-Risk Youth, Part 1

Courtesy of the Research Channel:
“Dr. Robert McMahon, professor of psychology at the University of Washington, and Patrick Tolan, director of the Institute for Juvenile Research and professor of psychiatry and public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, outline intervention methods and limitations in scientific knowledge that could one day identify and prevent conduct [...]

Infant temperament and parenting – predicting future conduct problems?

Lahey et al’s longitudinal study on infant temperament, early parenting and future conduct problems waltzes directly into the nature/nurture debate in infant development. Their goal? Can we predict conduct problems in children aged 4-13 from measures of infant temperament and parenting in the first year of life?
Conduct disorders affect 6-16% of males under 18 and [...]