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Cognitive Behavior Therapy for the Group-Based Treatment of Oppositional Youth

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Aggression is one of the most stable problem behaviors in childhood (Lochman, Barry, Powell, Boxmeyer, & Holmes, 2008), and may escalate over time to include a wide range of severe antisocial behaviors in adolescence (Loeber, 1990). The negative developmental trajectory for aggressive children can lead to poor adjustment in the middle school years (Coie, Lochman, Terry, & Hyman, 1992) and to negative outcomes in adolescence such as drug and alcohol use, truancy and dropout, delinquency, and violence (e.g., Lochman & Wayland, 1994). The negative trajectory continues into adulthood for a portion of these children, with higher rates of criminal convictions and antisocial behavior (Cernkovich & Giordano, 2001). Because of the serious negative outcomes that can occur for aggressive children, intervention is critically important. Two related evidence-based interventions that will be discussed in this chapter are the group-based Anger Coping Program and the Coping Power Program. The Coping Power program is a multicomponent intervention that has 34 child sessions and 16 parent sessions (Lochman & Wells, 1996). The Coping Power child component evolved from the earlier 18-session Anger Coping program (Lochman, Nelson & Sims, 1981).

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    John E. Lochman, Caroline Boxmeyer & Nicole P. Powell

  2. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, USA

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  1. Royal North Shore Hospital, Health Psychology Unit, University of Technology Sydney, St. Leonards, Sydney, 2065, New South Wales, Australia

    Rachael C. Murrihy

  2. Royal North Shore Hospital, Health Psychology Unit, University of Technology Sydney, St. Leonards, Sydney, 2065, New South Wales, Australia

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  3. Child Study Center, Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, 24060, Virginia, USA

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Lochman, J.E., Boxmeyer, C., Powell, N.P., Wells, K.C. (2011). Cognitive Behavior Therapy for the Group-Based Treatment of Oppositional Youth. In: Murrihy, R., Kidman, A., Ollendick, T. (eds) Clinical Handbook of Assessing and Treating Conduct Problems in Youth. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6297-3_9

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