PSYCHOLOGICAL, CONTEXTUAL, AND PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS - A DEVELOPMENTAL PERSPECTIVE ON CONDUCT DISORDER

An understanding of the interactions among developmental psychobiologi cal and psychological and contextual aspects of conduct disorder has t he potential for contributing new insights on the etiology and stabili ty of conduct problems. The purpose here is to present theoretical and methodological issues germane to integrating a psychophysiological th eory of conduct disorder with psychological developmental perspectives . These issues are theoretical concerns germane to a developmental per spective on conduct disorder, stability and change in conduct disorder , and bidirectionality in biological and psychological influences on c onduct disorder.