Christopher R. Thomas, M.D., is Robert L. Stubblefield Professor of Child Psychiatry, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education, and Director of Child Psychiatry Residency Training at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Dr. Thomas is also Chair of the Committee on Rights and Legal Matters American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Chair of the Psychiatry Review Committee for the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education.Kayla Pope, M.D., J.D., is the Director of Neurobehavioral Research at Boys Town National Research Hospital. Dr. Pope is a member of the DSM Oversight Committee and the Council on Children, Adolescents, and Families for the American Psychiatric Association. She is also a Board Member for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and a member of the Juvenile Justice Committee for the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

• Contents ; Preface ; Contributors ; Part 1: Advances in Neuroscience ; 1. Genetic Markers for Antisocial Behavior ; Sharon Niv and Laura A. Baker ; 2. Genetic and Environmental Influences on Aggressive and Deviant Behavior ; Ana V. Kuny, B.A. and James J. Hudziak ; 3. Neuroanatomic Maturation and Aggression During Adolescence ; Jay N. Giedd, Elizabeth Adeyemi, Michael Stockman, Nancy Lee, Rhoshel Lenroot, and Markus Kruesi ; 4. The Use of fMRI Technology in Understanding the Neurobiological Basis of Conduct Disorder and Psychopathy in Children and Adolescents ; Kayla Pope, James Blair ; Part 2: Advances in Behavioral and Clinical Research ; 5. Preschool Behavioral Markers of Antisocial Behavior ; Anil Chacko, Lindsay Anderson, and Estrella Rajwan ; 6. The Assessment of Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents ; Christopher T. Barry & Mallory L. Malkin ; 7. Relational and Neurodevelopmental Risk: Nurture meets Nature ; Jean Thomas and Benjamin Bregmand ; 8. Bullying and the Development of Antisocial Behavior ; Soonjo Whang, Young Shin Kim, and Bennett Leventhal ; 9. Neighborhood Influences on the Development of Aggression and Youth Violence ; Anthony Fabio and Michael C. Bazaco ; 10. Epidemiology of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders Among Young Offenders: Current Research, Implications and Future Directions ; Niranjan Karnik, Panos Vostanis, Julia Huemer, Ellen Kjelsberg, Riittakerttu Kaltiala-Heino, Hans Steiner ; 11. Family Integrated Transitions: A Promising Program for Reducing Recidivism in a Cost-Effective Manner ; Terry G. Lee & Suzanne E.U. Kerns ; Part 3: Legal and Policy Implications ; 12. Neuroscience and Legal Proceedings ; James S. Walker and William Bernet. ; 13. Public Policy Implications of Research on Aggression and Antisocial Behavior ; Louis Kraus & Christopher Thomas

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