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Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology1992, Vol. 60, No. 5, 733-747 Copyright 1992 by the American Psychological Association, Problem-Solving Skills Training and Parent ManagementTraining in the treatment of Antisocial Behavior in ChildrenAlan E. KazdinYale UniversityTodd C. Siegel and Debra BassUniversity of Pittsburgh School of MedicineThis study evaluated the effects of Problem-Solving Skills Training (PSST) and parent managementtraining (PMT) on children (JV = 97, ages 7-13 years) referred for severe antisocial behavior. Chil-dren and families were assigned randomly to 1 of 3 conditions: PSST, PMT, or PSST and PMTcombined. It was predicted that (a) each treatment would improve child functioning (reduce overalldeviance and aggressive, antisocial, and delinquent behavior, and increase prosocial competence);and (b) PSST and PMT combined would lead to more marked, pervasive, and durable changes inchild functioning and greater changes in parent functioning (parental stress, depression, and over-all symptoms).

TREATMENT OF ANTISOCIAL CHILDREN 735 family functioning. Measures that reflected the domains of interest were administered immediately before an d after treatment and at a

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