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Male Life-Course-Persistent Antisocial Behavior

Male Life-Course-Persistent Antisocial Behavior COMMENTARY The Most Important Pediatric Mental Health Problem N RECOGNITION OF THE across their life spans commit more ity) and are at high risk for develop- public health importance of than 50% of crimes in the United ing into violent adolescents and 2,5 7,8 mental disorders, the most States. Third, the financial cost is adults. This recommendation re- widely circulated medical large, with each chronically violent ceives strong support from the Na- journal in the world, JAMA, individual costing society an aver- tional Institute of Mental Health’s is devoting a theme issue to this age of 2 million dollars. Fourth, the strategic plan to improve outcomes topic. In concert with this recogni- sex ratio is substantial as males are for all major mental health prob- tion, this commentary will contend astonishingly 10 to 14 times more lems, which emphasizes the detec- that male life-course-persistent likely than females to develop LCP tion and treatment of the earliest (LCP) antisocial behavior is argu- antisocial behavior, thus making it manifestations of mental health prob- ably the most important pediatric an almost exclusively male phenom- lems as a major research objective. mental health problem for several enon. This substantial sex differ- These high-risk http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Pediatrics American Medical Association

Male Life-Course-Persistent Antisocial Behavior

JAMA Pediatrics , Volume 164 (5) – May 1, 2010

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Publisher
American Medical Association
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Copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
ISSN
2168-6203
eISSN
2168-6211
DOI
10.1001/archpediatrics.2010.44
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20439801
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Abstract

COMMENTARY The Most Important Pediatric Mental Health Problem N RECOGNITION OF THE across their life spans commit more ity) and are at high risk for develop- public health importance of than 50% of crimes in the United ing into violent adolescents and 2,5 7,8 mental disorders, the most States. Third, the financial cost is adults. This recommendation re- widely circulated medical large, with each chronically violent ceives strong support from the Na- journal in the world, JAMA, individual costing society an aver- tional Institute of Mental Health’s is devoting a theme issue to this age of 2 million dollars. Fourth, the strategic plan to improve outcomes topic. In concert with this recogni- sex ratio is substantial as males are for all major mental health prob- tion, this commentary will contend astonishingly 10 to 14 times more lems, which emphasizes the detec- that male life-course-persistent likely than females to develop LCP tion and treatment of the earliest (LCP) antisocial behavior is argu- antisocial behavior, thus making it manifestations of mental health prob- ably the most important pediatric an almost exclusively male phenom- lems as a major research objective. mental health problem for several enon. This substantial sex differ- These high-risk

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Published: May 1, 2010

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