Handbook of Antisocial Behavior

About the editors

DAVID M. STOFF, PhD, is Chief of the Per-petrators of ViolenceResearch Program, Violence and Traumatic Stress Branch, Division ofEpidemiology and Services Research, at the National Institute ofMental Health (NIMH). After receiving his doctorate in psychologyfrom Yeshiva University in 1972, Dr. Stoff became a SpecialResearch Fellow of the NIMH, which allowed him to complete hispostdoctoral training in psychopharmacology at the Albert EinsteinCollege of Medicine. He later became an assistant professor in theDepartment of Psychiatry of the University of Chicago and anassociate professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the MedicalCollege of Pennsylvania. He was awarded a research grant and aResearch Scientist Development Award from the NIMH to study therole of serotonin in childhood aggression and conductdisorder.

JAMES BREILING, PhD, received his doctorate from the University ofIowa in 1970. His interest in behavior modification led him to workon NIMH-funded research interventions with high-risk youngadolescents at the Institute for Behavior Research, and then in1975, to join the Institute's funding program for research onaggressive children, delinquents, and the violent mentally ill,where his interests expanded to include the emerging areas of sexoffending and spouse assault. His contributions to the developmentof therapeutic foster care were recognized in 1993 by the firstsignificant achievement award of the Foster Family-Based TreatmentAssociation, and his contributions to the development of the fieldof sex offender assessment and treatment were recognized by theAssociation for Treatment of Sexual Abuse with their 1996Significant Achievement Award.

JACK D. MASER, PhD, received his doctorate in psychology fromTemple University in 1969. He taught and conducted research atTulane University until 1975, at which time he moved to the NIMH.For much of his career at the NIMH, Dr. Maser has published onanxiety and personality disorders, including antisocial personalitydisorder and mood disorders. He is the recipient of many honors andawards, including the 1995 Distinguished Friend of Behavior Awardof the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, theADAMHA Administrator's Award for Meritorious Achievement (for 1979and 1989), and the 1987 NIMH Award for Significant Achievement.