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Psychological, contextual, and psychobiological interactions: A developmental perspective on conduct disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 October 2008

Elizabeth J. Susman
Elizabeth J. Susman*
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
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Address correspondence to: Elizabeth J. Susman, E-314 Health and Human Development, Biobehavioral Health Program, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.
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Abstract

An understanding of the interactions among developmental psychobiological and psychological and contextual aspects of conduct disorder has the potential for contributing new insights on the etiology and stability of conduct problems. The purpose here is to present theoretical and methodological issues germane to integrating a psychophysiological theory of conduct disorder with psychological developmental perspectives. These issues are theoretical concerns germane to a developmental perspective on conduct disorder, stability and change in conduct disorder, and bidirectionality in biological and psychological influences on conduct disorder.

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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 5 , Issue 1-2 , Winter-Spring 1993 , pp. 181 - 189
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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