title: Aggressive behavior in children and adolescents.
abstract: After completing this article, readers should be able to: 1. Describe the developmental stages of aggressive behavior in children.2. Know how to provide parents with support and resources in caring for a child who displays aggressive behavior.3. Delineate the prognosis for children who have aggressive behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Section of Child Development,Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zahrt
authors.forename: Marlene D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Melzer-Lange
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019958:Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008402:Mass Media; D016487:Parenting; D011340:Problem Solving; D011379:Prognosis; D011678:Punishment; D014754:Violence