Antisocial Behaviour and Conduct Disorders in Children and Young People

Conduct disorders are the most common mental health problem in children and young people and have a significant impact on functioning and quality of life. This guideline seeks to address these problems by offering advice on prevention strategies and providing the evidence for a range of psychosocial interventions.

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The guideline on Antisocial Personality Disorder, commissioned
by NICE and developed by the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health,
sets out clear, evidence- and consensus-based recommendations for staff working in health
and social care and the criminal justice system on how to treat, manage and
prevent antisocial personality disorder.





The
NICE guideline takes the first comprehensive view of antisocial
personality disorder and is an invaluable resource to enable professionals to
improve the outcomes for people with the disorder, who often have significant impairments.
Being able to prevent and properly manage antisocial personality disorder will
also have considerable social implications.





This
publication brings together all of the evidence that led to the recommendations
in the NICE guideline, and draws on a wide literature, including evidence for
the management of offending behaviour. It includes a review of interventions
in children and young people with conduct disorder, which may prevent the
development of antisocial personality disorder; risk assessment and management;
organisation and experience of care; and a range of interventions for adults
with antisocial personality disorder, including psychological interventions,
treatment for comorbid disorders, therapeutic communities and pharmacological
interventions. The
book also contains a useful overview of antisocial personality disorder,
including ethical considerations.





An
accompanying CD contains further information about the evidence, including:




included and
excluded studies
all meta-analytical
data presented as forest plots
detailed information
about how to use and interpret forest plots.