The treatment of conduct disorder: perspectives from across Canada.

OBJECTIVE To provide a synopsis of treatment programs for conduct-disordered children in Canada. METHOD Five groups of authors from British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, and New Brunswick describe their approaches to the treatment of children with conduct disorder. RESULTS All programs emphasize the needs to use multimodal treatment schemes, including day and short-term residential care, and to base programs on identified factors associated with the development of conduct disorder. CONCLUSION Specific forms of treatment of conduct disorder are promising but are often hampered by social and political agendas.