Treating young children's disruptive behavior problems: dissemination of an evidence- based parent management training program in the Netherlands

High levels of young children’s disruptive behavior problems are persistent, highly prevalent, and a serious public health concern. If left untreated, these behaviors can lead to serious difficulties in broad areas of child and family functioning, and economically impact the wider society. Therefore, early intervention is necessary to protect these children and their parents from a negative developmental trajectory. Reviews of treatment outcome literature for young children with disruptive behavior problems find that interventions involving parents as the primary agent of change remain the mos... Mehr ...