Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the participants should be able to:

• Define the different subtypes of aggression in children and adolescents. 
• Identify psychiatric comorbidities that may lead to aggression.
• Describe how to understand and evaluate for aggressive behaviors.
• Explain school-based interventions: what they are and how to advocate for them.
• Identify evidence-based psychosocial interventions for children with aggression and anger. 
• Identify pharmacologic interventions with best evidence for addressing impulsive aggression and other psychiatric comorbidities.