title: Evaluating wickedness in children.
abstract: This article has reviewed one model for evaluating badly behaving or wicked children. Bad behavior is the final common pathway of a variety of biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors, and a proper evaluation requires knowledge of factors and clinical judgment as to the weight given to each factor.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ansar M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Haroun
authors.forename: Nasra S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Haroun
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D002648:Child; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005201:Fantasy; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007600:Judgment; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012919:Social Behavior; D012941:Social Responsibility; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D009626:Terminology as Topic