Early intervention programs assist families to deal with emerging child behavioural
difficulties that are likely to worsen over time. Identifying families suited to an early …

Adult antisocial behaviour has precursors in childhood and adolescence and is most
successfully treated using childhood interventions. The aim of this study was to identify and …

In the past few years, the field of psychology has seen a dramatic increase in interest in the
prevention of mental disorder and emotional difficulties. This special series provides some …

" Is violence" hard-wired"? Is the tendency to be violent, in other words, a fixed and
elemental feature of the human brain which cannot be significantly changed and which will …

Through interviews with parents, teachers and special needs education, care and therapy
providers, and desk-based research the author documents the costs, curriculum, admissions …

In this chapter, we provide an overview of the Fast Track project as an illustration of one new
direction in prevention science. In 1993 Coie et al. described prevention science as a new …

The egocentric title of this chapter may seem odd to readers. That the author has had an
existential crisis is of little consequence in itself. Nonetheless, because the source of my …

Aggressive behavior is not a unitary trait, and different stimuli/situations elicit different kinds
of aggressive behavior. According to numerous data the genotype plays a significant role in …

Background: Violence is a leading public health problem worldwide. Beyond the pain and
suffering, violence has a significant economic impact on a country's health, policing and …

In 2001, the UK government funded the introduction of a series of targeted situational
preventive schemes and multi-agency partnerships to reduce deliberate fire-setting in …