title: Diagnosis and childhood firesetting.
abstract: This paper presents findings on the relationship of childhood firesetting and DSM-III diagnosis in a representative sample of child psychiatric outpatients (N = 204). Childhood firesetting and the DSM-III diagnosis of conduct disorder are strongly related; they show a significant interaction effect with lessened competence as measured by activities and increased externalizing (undercontrolled) behavior.
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic