"Our purpose in this volume is to focus attention on the impulse-ridden character disorder as a psychological entity. We have endeavored to describe the dynamics of this disorder and to outline treatment techniques that take into account these dynamics. We realize, of course, that not all parents of delinquents fall into this category. We also recognize that, by limiting our discussion to the clinical aspects of delinquency, we are omitting other equally important aspects--the socio-economic, legal, moral, and so on"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved)
