I: Overview of the Disruptive Behavior Disorders. 1. Classification of the Disruptive Behavior Disorders; H.C. Quay. 2. Developmental Epidemiology of the Disruptive Behavior Disorders; B.B. Lahey, et al. 3. Assessment of the Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Dimensional and Categorical Approaches; S. Frauenglass, D.K. Routh. II: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. 4. Information Processing and Energetic Factors in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; J.A. Sergeant, et al. 5. Cognitive Control Processes in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; V.I. Douglas. 6. The Child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Family Contexts; C.K. Whalen, B. Henker. 7. The Child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in School and Peer Settings; B. Henker, C.K. Whalen. 8. The Psychobiology of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; F. Xavier Castellanos. 9. Risk Factors for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; K. Samudra, D.P. Cantwell. 10. Pharmacological Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; R. Schachar, A. Ickowicz. 11. Behavioral Intervention in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; W.E. Pelham, Jr., D.A. Waschbusch. 12. Adolescent and Adult Outcomes in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; S. Mannuzza, R.G. Klein. 13. Theories of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; R.A. Barkley. III: Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. 14. Cognitive Functioning in Children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; A.E. Hogan. 15. The Child with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder in the Family; C.L. Carlson, et al. 16. Children and Adolescents with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder in the Community; Experiences at School and with Peers; J.E. Ledingham. 17. The Psychobiology of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; S.R. Pliszka. 18. Temperament and Behavioral Precursors to Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; A. Sanson, M. Prior. 19. Environmental Risk Factors in Oppositional-Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; R. McGee, S. Williams. 20. Interventions for Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder in the Schools; K.A. Kavale, et al. 21. Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; B. Waslick, et al. 22. Treatment of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder in Home and Community Settings; S.K. Schoenwald, S.W. Henggeler. 23. Residential Care for Children and Adolescents with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; P. Chamberlain. 24. Outcomes of Children and Adolescents with Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; P.J. Frick, B.R. Loney. 25. The Prevention of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder; R.E. Tremblay, et al. IV: Special Problems and Issues. 26. Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children with Mental Retardation; B.A. Benson, M.G. Aman. 27. Ethical Issues in Research with Children and Adolescents with Disruptive Behavior Disorders; P.S. Jensen, et al. 28. Research Problems and Issues: Toward a More Definitive Science of Disruptive Behavior Disorders; S.P. Hinshaw, T. Park. Appendix. Index.