[Early prevention of externalizing disorders--basic principles and parent-centered approaches to prevention of expansive childhood behavior disorders]. / Frühprävention von externalisierenden Störungen--Grundprinzipien und elternzentrierte Ansätze zur Prävention von expansiven kindlichen Verhaltensstörungen.

ABSTRACT

Conduct disorder is an area of mental disorder, in which prevention seems to be advisable for different reasons. First, relevant factors that help identifying a population at risk are well-known. Second, a number of research efforts showed negative developmental trajectories for children with early conduct disorder, and third, we have effective treatment programs that facilitate deriving prevention strategies. This paper first describes results which clarify the need for prevention. Then basic principles and contents of effective prevention programs for conduct disorder are described. Finally, four behaviorally oriented examples from the numerous existing universal, selected and indicated prevention programs are illustrated and discussed.