Parent-Training Programmes for the Management of Young Children with Conduct Disorders

Contents
Preface

Acknowledgements



1. Conduct disorders: an
overview

Definitions and terminology. Prevalence. Long-term outcomes. Cost
of treating children. Risk factors. Assessment.
Treatment.



2. The research evidence

Identifying the research evidence. The quality of the research
evidence. Estimating the effect of interventions. Using the
research evidence.



3. The research base for
parent-training programmes
What types of
parent-training programmes are available? Which type of programme
is more effective in treating conduct disorder? Are group
programmes better than individual programmes? Long-term outcomes of
these programmes. Are programmes effective in general clinical
settings?



4. The research base for improving the effectiveness of
parent-training programmes
Are there additional
interventions to increase the effectiveness of programmes? What
factors influence parents' participation in parent-training
programmes?



5. The research base for the prevention of conduct
disorders
High-risk children.



6. Evaluations of programmes and current research in the
UK
Webster-Stratton-based approaches. Other
approaches. The cost of manualised programmes.



7. Current practice: survey results
Do all services
offer parent-training programmes? What types of parent-training
programmes are being offered? Are the programmes effective and have
they been formally evaluated? Which staff are carrying out the
parent-training programmes? Have these staff been trained in
parent-training techniques? What plans do services have for
developing parent-training programmes further? What other
interventions are being offered to these children in these
services? Who refers these children to child and adolescent mental
health services?



8. Summary of key issues
Limitations of current
research. Key findings.



Appendix 1. Diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder and
oppositional defiant disorder (DSM-IV and
ICD-10)
DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for conduct
disorder. DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for oppositional defiant
disorder. ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for conduct
disorders.



Appendix 2. Search strategies and filters used in literature
search
Search 1: ADHD and disruptive behaviour
disorders. Search 2: Behavioural problems.



Appendix 3. The research base
Papers appraised in
this report. Appraisal of systematic reviews. Critical appraisal of
randomised controlled trials (treatment studies). Critical
appraisal of randomised controlled trials (prevention
studies).



Appendix 4. Appraisal of studies included in Barlow's (1999)
systematic review



Appendix 5. Questionnaire on
parent-training programmes



References

Index