1. Conduct Disorder By: Shannon Frederick and Scott Winterbottom and Ken Carson and

2. What is it?  Textbook definition: Pattern of abnormal behavior in childhood characterized by disruptive, antisocial behavior

3. Description  Symptoms start showing before the age of 10  Most common among boys  Associated with ADHD  Children tend to be hard to control, impulsive and show little concern for the feelings of others  Intentionally engages in antisocial behavior

4. Signs of Conduct Disorder  Aggression towards people  Aggression towards animals  Destruction or damage to property  Lying or theft  Breaking and violating rules  Early substance use  Difficulty with relationships involving their peers Children often get diagnosed after symptoms continue for 6+ months

5. Compared to Children with ADHD ADHD  Don’t have control of behavior  Throw temper tantrums  Short attention span and hyperactivity Conduct Disorder  Purposefully engages in poor behavior  Aggressive and cruel  Shows little or no remorse  Short attention span and hyperactivity (could have a double diagnosis with ADHD)

6. Course of the Disorder  3.3% of Canadian children are estimated to have this disorder  Most children with Conduct Disorder grow up to be adults with Antisocial Personality Disorder  May grow up to have a substance abuse problems  Children are also at risk to develop Mood or Anxiety Disorders and Somatoform Disorders

7. Causes  Early rejection from mother  Separated from parents  Abuse or neglect from family  Parents with addictions to alcohol and/or drugs  Poverty  Being in a large family or crowded house  Early institutionalization

8. Treatment  Parents can be trained on how to handle the behavior of the child  Therapy for child and for family  If in an abusive situation, child may be removed from home  Behavior Therapy

9. For a better understanding…  http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=g58qUHEq6fU http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=g58qUHEq6fU

10. References  Nevid, Jeffery S., Beverley Greene, Paul A. Johnson, Steven Taylor, and Melanie Macnab. Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World: Third Canadian Edition. Upper Sadle River: Pearson Education Inc, 2001. Print  http://www.mentalhealthcanada.com/Conditionsan dDisordersDetail.asp?lang=e&category=69 http://www.mentalhealthcanada.com/Conditionsan dDisordersDetail.asp?lang=e&category=69  http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/behaviorpro blems/a/What-Is-Conduct-Disorder.htm http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/behaviorpro blems/a/What-Is-Conduct-Disorder.htm  http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/co nduct-disorder/overview.html http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/co nduct-disorder/overview.html  http://www.deficitattention.info/DSMIVCD.htm http://www.deficitattention.info/DSMIVCD.htm