Behavior disorders in preschool children

In child psychiatry, behaviour disorders in preschool children motivate frequently consultations. Indeed, from the nursery, young children, between 18 months and 3 years, present behaviours that alert the adults and disarm usually their parents. Unfortunately, this category of "catch-all" does not allow the childhood professionals to understand well the meaning of the disorder and to propose therapeutic strategies and/or educational properly adapted. This article offers an analysis of this psychopathological disorder, especially taking into account the nature of parent-child interaction during the different stages of development of this period. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.