Background Irritability is one of the most common reasons for referral to child and
adolescent mental health services and is the main characteristic of the new diagnosis of …

A perennial bestseller from a leading authority, this book provides an effective 10-step
program for training parents in child behavior management skills (ages 2 to 12) …

Developmental cascade models linking childhood peer victimization, internalizing and
externalizing problems, and academic functioning were examined in a sample of 695 …

This revised text describes the theory substantiating adventure therapy, demonstrates best
practices in the field, and presents research validating the immediate and long-term effects …

The arrival of the Journal's 175th anniversary occurs at a time of recent advances in
research, providing an ideal opportunity to present a neurodevelopmental roadmap for …

Abstract The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM–IV;
American Psychiatric Association, 1994) specifies a developmental relationship between …

Theoretical models suggest that child behaviors influence parenting behaviors, and
specifically that unpleasant child behaviors coerce parents to discontinue engaging in …

Chronic, severe irritability is common in childhood and is very impairing. Furthermore,
childhood irritability predicts suicidality, social impairment, and depressive and anxiety …

Although significant associations between childhood socio-economic status (SES) and adult
mental disorders have been widely documented, SES has been defined using several …

OBJECTIVE: Oppositional behavior in youths is one of the strongest predictors of a wide
range of psychiatric disorders. We test the hypothesis that oppositionality encompasses an …