``Conduct Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Primary Care.'' American Family Physician 63:1579-1589.Conduct disorder: Diagnosis and treatment in primary care - Searight, Rottnek, et al. - 2001Searight HR, Rottnek F, Abby SL. Conduct disorder: diagnosis and treatment in primar...
Treatment for conduct disorder is based on many factors, including the child's age, the severity of symptoms, as well as the child's ability to participate in and tolerate specific therapies. Treatment usually consists of a combination of the following: Psychotherapy:Psychotherapy (a type of coun...
Most often, conduct disorder is diagnosed in children and adolescents. Diagnosis after the age of 16 is rare; however, it can persist into adulthood (more on this later). Sometimes called juvenile delinquency, conduct disorder’s behavior patterns often cause disciplinary action from parents and te...
Conduct Disorder - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the Merck Manuals - Medical Professional Version.
The diagnosis conduct disorder (CD) is characterized by aggressive (e.g., physical aggression) as well as nonaggressive symptoms (e.g., violation of rules, truancy). Conclusions regarding the course and prognosis, or recommendations for effective interventions, seem not to be equally valid for ...
Conduct disorder. A child hasconduct disorderif he or she has repetitively violated the rights of others and of society. Children with this diagnosis have performed 3 or more of the followingbehaviorswithin the past year and with at least 1 occurring in the previous 6 months: ...
CONDUCT DISORDER IS A USEFUL DIAGNOSIS FOR ADOLESCENTS.Discusses the usefulness of conduct disorder as a diagnosis for adolescents. Essential aspects of medical diagnoses; Biologic causality for observed behavior; Functional aspects of diagnosis.Weissman...
The study of conduct disorder (CD) in girls is characterized by several nosologic controversies that center on the most common age of onset, the most valid symptom threshold, and the possible inclusion of other manifestations of antisocial behavior and dimensions of personality as part of the defin...
Conduct disorder (CD) is a condition that describes an aggressive, antisocial and criminal individual with social maladjustment. A diagnostician must consider symptoms, time and function when making a diagnosis. The aim of the article is to provide a general outline of the CD diagnosis described ...
2. The diagnosis of conduct disorders involves a persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others and standards of society are violated. 3. There is frequent comorbidity associated with conduct disorders including attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, ...