Preventing Childhood Disorders Substance Abuse and Delinquency

`Increasingly in the past few years there has been much public concern about crime in particular crimes of violence and the increase in aggression and anti-social behaviour among adolescents... The theme of this book is prevention and early intervention. It will be of interest to a wide readership... the book provides an excellent review of current thinking and research on prevention. It is full of imaginative initiatives and does not ignore the problems' -<i> <b>The Psychologist</p><p></b></i></p><p>Outcome studies have shown that treatment programmes for child and adolescent social and behavioural problems such as violence and substance abuse do not work if administered too late. This volume presents the newest research on the ef