Conduct disorder: can it be prevented?

This review makes the case for the prevention of conduct disorder and revie ws prevention studies in three age groups: under 5, 5-11, and older than 11 . The most successful programs for the prevention of antisocial behavior in childhood and adolescence focus on preschool children; they are intensive, have multiple components and target a markedly disadvantaged population. T he review concludes with the identification and discussion of issues in the field, including the failure thus far of moving from demonstration project s to widespread dissemination of successful programs. Curr Opin Psychiatry 14:333-337. (C) 2001 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.