Diagnosis and childhood firesetting

This paper presents findings on the relationship of childhood fire setting and DSM‐111 diagnosis in a representative sample of child psychiatric outpatients (N = 204). Childhood fire setting and the DSM—III diagnosis of conduct disorder are strongly related; they show a significant interaction effec...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical psychology 1985-07, Vol.41 (4), p.571-575
Hauptverfasser:	Adair Heath, G., Hardesty, Vaughn A., Goldfine, Peter E., Walker, Alexander M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambulatory Care Biological and medical sciences Child Child Behavior Disorders - complications Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis Child Behavior Disorders - psychology Child clinical studies Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders - diagnosis Female Firesetting Behavior - complications Firesetting Behavior - diagnosis Firesetting Behavior - psychology Humans Male Manuals as Topic Medical sciences Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper presents findings on the relationship of childhood fire setting and DSM‐111 diagnosis in a representative sample of child psychiatric outpatients (N = 204). Childhood fire setting and the DSM—III diagnosis of conduct disorder are strongly related; they show a significant interaction effect with lessened competence as measured by activities and increased externalizing (under controlled) behavior.
ISSN:	0021-9762 1097-4679
DOI:	10.1002/1097-4679(198507)41:4<571::AID-JCLP2270410421>3.0.CO;2-K