Antisocial Behaviour and Conduct Disorders in Children and Young People: The NICE Guideline on Recognition, Intervention and Management

Behavioral disorders are the most common mental health problem in children/young people and have a significant impact on functioning and quality of life.
Rates of mental health problems (including antisocial personality disorder) are considerably increased for adults who had a conduct disorder during childhood.
Gives advice on prevention strategies and provides evidence for a wide range of psychological and psychosocial interventions, plus pharmacological and physical interventions.
Commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
The CD-ROM contains all of the evidence on which the recommendations are based, presented as profile tables (that analyze quality of data) and forest plots (plus, info on using/interpreting forest plots).
This material is not available in print anywhere else.

Readership

Primarily, healthcare professionals in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), and secondarily, healthcare professionals in primary care.

Related titles

RCPsych Publications have co-published all other titles in this series, recent guides include: Self-Harm (ISBN 978 1 908020 41 3) and Common Mental Health Disorders (ISBN 978 1 908020 31 4).

RCPsych Publications is the publishing arm of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (based in London, United Kingdom), which has been promoting excellence in mental health care since 1841. Produced by the same editorial team who publish The British Journal of Psychiatry, they sell books for both psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; and also many written for the general public. Their popular series include the College Seminars Series and the NICE mental health guidelines.

RCPsych publishes in all areas of psychiatry and mental health, including but not limited to:

Clinical psychiatric practice

Intellectual disability

Mental health services for children, adolescents, adults and the elderly

Psychopharmacology

Psychotherapy

Rehabilitation psychiatry

Family mental health

Service provision

RCPsych Publications books can help with the following disorders:

Addictions

Affective disorders

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Bereavement

Borderline personality disorder

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

Dementia

Depression

Eating disorders

Perinatal psychiatric disorder

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Psychosis

Schizophrenia

Sleep problems