The high societal costs of childhood conduct problems: evidence from administrative records up to age 38 in a longitudinal birth cohort.
Joshua G RivenbarkCandice L OdgersAvshalom CaspiHonaLee HarringtonSean HoganRenate M HoutsRichie PoultonTerrie E MoffittPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2017)
Conduct problems in childhood signal high future costs in terms of service utilization across multiple sectors. Future evaluations of interventions aimed at conduct problems should also track potential reductions in health burden and service usage that stretch into midlife.