Interventions for boys with conduct problems: Multiple settings, treatments, and criteria.

Summarizes results of treatment programs for boys exhibiting problems commonly subsumed under the label "conduct disorder." 27 children referred by community agencies received treatment in the home; 14 also received treatment in the classroom. Treatment consisted of training the agents in each setting to alter the deviant behaviors of the problem child. Direct observations were made in the children's homes and classrooms before, during, and after intervention. Daily reports were also obtained regarding the occurrence of symptom behavior noted by the parents. At termination, data showed significant reductions from baseline for both criteria in the family intervention. The observation data collected in the classroom also showed significant changes after intervention. Follow-up data showed that the effects persisted in both settings. (49 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)