Assessed Parent-Child Interaction Therapy in children (mean age 4.5 yrs) with conduct disorder. 19 families had completed treatment, 8 were on the waiting list and 9 were undergoing treatment when assessed. Results show that mother verbalizations of praise rose from 2% before treatment, to 23% after treatment, and parent negative talk fell from 6% to 1%. Child negative talk showed no difference, but compliance during mother-child interactions increased. Child behavior problems were in the clinical range for the immediate treatment and wait list groups, but the former dropped to the normal range. Parenting Stress Index of mothers fell into the nonclinical range, parents' functioning improved and locus of control changed to being more internal. The Beck Depression Inventory did not reveal significant changes. Treatment effects generalized to siblings closest in age to the treated child. Classroom behaviors showed improvement.

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