Conduct Disorder - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

[Behaviour therapy and child welfare - results of an approach to improve mental health care of aggressive children]

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The Training with Aggressive Children (Petermann & Petermann, 2008) was integrated into the setting of a child welfare service. This study examined, if mental health care of aggressive children in child welfare settings can be improved, ... Read more...

Adolescent dispositions for antisocial behavior in context: the roles of neighborhood dangerousness and parental knowledge.

30 Jul 2009 This study examined an ecological perspective on the development of antisocial behavior during adolescence, examining direct, additive, and interactive effects of child and both parenting and community factors in relation to youth problem behavior. ... Read more...

Neurocognitive function in attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid disruptive behaviour disorders.

30 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and conduct disorder (CD) on (i) symptom levels in attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and (ii) the relationship between ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Conduct Disorder - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• [Behaviour therapy and child welfare - results of an approach to improve mental health care of aggressive children] 30 Aug 2009
• Adolescent dispositions for antisocial behavior in context: the roles of neighborhood dangerousness and parental knowledge. 30 Jul 2009
• Neurocognitive function in attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid disruptive behaviour disorders. 30 Jul 2009
• Genetic risk for conduct disorder symptom subtypes in an ADHD sample: specificity to aggressive symptoms. 29 Jun 2009
• The role of harsh discipline in explaining sex differences in conduct disorder: a study of opposite-sex twin pairs. 29 Jun 2009
• Bidirectional influences of violence exposure and adjustment in early adolescence: externalizing behaviors and school connectedness. 29 Jun 2009
• Stress and counterproductive work behavior: multiple relationships between demands, control, and soldier indiscipline over time. 29 Jun 2009
• Cortisol, callous-unemotional traits, and pathways to antisocial behavior. 29 Jun 2009
• The Community Parent Education Program (COPE): treatment effects in a clinical and a community-based sample. 29 Jun 2009
• Differentiating early-onset persistent versus childhood-limited conduct problem youth. 29 Jun 2009
• On the meaning and measure of narcissism. 29 Jun 2009
• [Aggressive and violent behavior in adolescents] 30 May 2009
• Mediators of change for multisystemic therapy with juvenile sexual offenders. 30 May 2009
• How attendance and quality of participation affect treatment response to parent management training. 30 May 2009
• The limited effects of obstetrical and neonatal complications on conduct and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in middle childhood. 30 May 2009
• Deficits in facial expression recognition in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset conduct disorder. 29 Apr 2009
• Hyperactivity, impulsivity, inattention (HIA) and conduct problems among African American youth: the roles of neighborhood and gender. 29 Apr 2009
• Social information processing in elementary-school aged children with ADHD: medication effects and comparisons with typical children. 29 Apr 2009
• [Significance of auditory perceptual disorders for pediatric and adolescent psychiatric disorders] 29 Apr 2009
• Decision making and executive function in male adolescents with early-onset or adolescence-onset conduct disorder and control subjects. 8 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Conduct Disorder'

Definition: 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)

Descriptor UI: D019955

Alternative terms: Conduct Disorder; Conduct Disorders;

Related Mesh Headings: Antisocial Personality Disorder;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F03.550.150.300;

History Note: 98

Technical Notes: onset before age 18