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Conduct Disorder
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Brief Description

A repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated. These behaviors include aggressive conduct that causes or threatens physical harm to other people or animals, nonaggressive conduct that causes property loss or damage, deceitfulness or theft, and serious violations of rules. The onset is before age 18. (From DSM-IV, 1994)¹

Latest News

Youth with conduct disorder show widespread differences in brain structure - NIH/National Institute of Mental Health - 7/17/2024
Brain structural differences observed in children with conduct disorder with and without childhood maltreatment - Elsevier - 2/7/2023
Pre-school play with friends lowers risk of mental health problems later: Children who learn to play well with others at pre-school age tend to enjoy better mental health as they get older, new research shows - University of Cambridge - 6/14/2022
Machine learning predicts conduct disorder in kids: Highly accurate model uses factors across biopsychosocial domains - Elsevier - 4/12/2022
Behavioral treatments for ADHD: For which children do they work? Children with more severe ADHD or conduct disorder symptoms, and children from single-parent families should be given priority when it comes to providing behavioral interventions - Elsevier - 2/9/2022

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Overview

Childhood Disorders - American Psychiatric Association
Children and Adolescents with Conduct Disorder - Center for Mental Health Services
Conduct Disorder - AACAP
Conduct Disorder - Merck Manual
Conduct Disorder - National Mental Health Association
Conduct Disorder - Yahoo! Health Encyclopedia

Specific Issues/Conditions

Children and Firearms - AACAP
Children and Lying - AACAP
Children and TV Violence - AACAP
Children Who Steal - AACAP
Children's Threats: When Are They Serious? - AACAP
Fighting and Biting - AACAP
My Child Is Shoplifting - Nemours Foundation
The Myth of the Bad Kid - Center for Mental Health Services
The Myth of the Bad Parent - Center for Mental Health Services
Understanding Violent Behavior in Children and Adolescents - AACAP

Clinical Trials/Studies

Conduct Disorder - ClinicalTrials.gov

Research

Conduct Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care - American Academy of Family Physicians
School-Based Program Promotes Positive Behavior, Reduces Risk Factors for Drug Use, Other Problems - National Institute on Drug Abuse

Research: PubMed

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¹ 2005 MeSH, U.S. National Library of Medicine

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