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14 - Antisocial Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2025

By
Devon L. L. Polaschek
Edited by
Stephen Hupp  and
David F. Tolin
Stephen Hupp
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville
David F. Tolin
Affiliation:
Institute of Living
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Summary

The primary focus of this chapter is antisocial personality disorder with additional discussion on conduct disorder. Cognitive-behavioral approaches have the most research support, and specific examples of these approaches include Reasoning and Rehabilitation, Cognitive Self-Change, and Aggression Replacement Training. Credible components of treatment include developing treatment readiness, learning key skills, and preparing for post-treatment life. A sidebar describes the treatment process.

Keywords

antisocial personality disorderconduct disordersociopathycognitive-behavioral approachesReasoning and RehabilitationCognitive Self-ChangeAggression Replacement Trainingtreatment readinesspreparing for post-treatment lifescience-based therapy
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Science-Based Therapy
Raising the Bar for Empirically Supported Treatments
 , pp. 246 - 264
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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The best example of integration between the health and criminal justice research literatures reviewed here is the NICE guidelines: Antisocial Personality Disorder: The NICE Guideline on Treatment Management and Prevention.

For a succinct summary of the RNR model, see www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/rsk-nd-rspnsvty/index-en.aspx

For a series of slides on “what works” for criminal behavior, see, see www.bscc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/Principles-of-Effective-Interventions.pdf

For those doing individual therapy Tafrate, R. C., & Mitchell, D. (2014). Forensic CBT: A handbook of clinical practice. Wiley.

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