ABSTRACT
This chapter reports on variation over time and place in the prevalence of, risk factors for, and consequences of conduct disorder. Our ability to draw correct conclusions about these variations depends on conduct disorder being a valid syndrome, whether it was reliably measured in representative samples in different eras and cultures, and whether its correlates can be interpreted as its causes or consequences. Conduct disorder has been studied more than any other childhood psychiatric disorder. Yet, systematic studies assessing its prevalence, risk factors, and consequences are scarce, relatively new, and have methodological problems.
