This Technical Report was retired March 2019. Prenatal substance abuse continues to be a
significant problem in this country and poses important health risks for the developing fetus …

Objectives. Recent research suggests that in utero exposure to maternal smoking is a risk
factor for conduct disorder and delinquency. We review evidence of causality, a …

Antisocial behavior (ASB) is one of the ten personality disorders included in 'The Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and falls in the same cluster as …

In this chapter, we discuss young children in foster care, as well as those adopted both
nationally and internationally. Although children in these groups experience different …

Background: Despite the widespread recognition of the importance of executive control (EC)
in externalizing psychopathology, the relation between EC and problem behavior has not …

Unfortunately, very little research has examined the link between antisocial personality traits
in childhood and adult psychopathy. This study used data from a clinic-referred sample of …

Previous studies have documented that smoking during pregnancy (SDP) is associated with
offspring externalizing problems, even when measured covariates were used to control for …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the social, family background, and individual antecedents of
conduct disorder (CD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), the extent to which CD and …

Aim: To examine effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on academic achievement
and emotional and behavioural problems during childhood. Methods: Least squares …

Drug use during pregnancy is common and the developing foetus may be exposed to a
range of environmental toxins that have long-term consequences for neurodevelopment. We …