title: Early Identification and Treatment of Antisocial Behavior.
abstract: Severe and persistent antisocial behavior is a prevalent, serious, and costly mental health problem. Individuals who are most likely to show persistent antisocial behavior through adolescence and into adulthood often show patterns of severe and varied conduct problems early in childhood. Treatments that intervene early in the development of these problems are most effective and least costly. Furthermore, there appear to be several common causal pathways that differ in their genetic, emotional, cognitive, and contextual characteristics. These pathways are differentiated by the level of callous-unemotional traits displayed by the individual.
authors: Department of Psychology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, USA; Learning Sciences Institute of Australia, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. Electronic address: pfrick@lsu.edu.
authors: Paul J
authors: PJ
authors: Frick
mesh_terms: D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological
keywords: Antisocial behavior; Callous-unemotional traits; Diagnosis; Early identification; Emotional regulation; Treatment