title: Children who set fires: some background and behavioral characteristics.
abstract: Background and behavior of 90 children identified as fire-setters in a population of 544 referred for residential treatment is presented. None exhibited fire-setting behavior while in residential treatment, but questions are raised about alternative treatments achieving the same result. A current bibliography is provided.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D007174:Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications