Conduct Disorder Flashcards
What is conduct disorder?
CYP who present with persistent, repetitive, aggressive and anti-social behaviour
What is the difference between conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder?
children with ODD are not aggressive towards people or animals, do not destroy property, and do not show a pattern of theft or deceit.
What are the 2 main types of conduct disorder that Moffitt described?
life course persisten offenders- start early and continue
adolescent limited group- influenced by social issues and peers, stops when reach adulthood
What are teh 4 types of conduct disorder since 2012?
childhood onset (life course persistent offenders) adolsecent onset childhood limited low trajectory type (more of the non-aggressive behaviours)
What is a model that could be used to explain the varaince in genetic and environmental factors?
Threshold Liability model- says that there are many different factors and once the additive effects of the factors pass some cirtical value you develop the full blown disorder
What are the differences in brain anantomy in people with conduct disorder?
reduced whole brain volume; reduced grey matter in anterior insula bilaterally
What has maternal smoking been linked to in adolescents?
oppositionality, substance abuse and conduct disorder
What other factors contribute to developing conduct disorder?
maternal alcohol; birth complications eg forceps delivery; maternal smoking
What has low birth weigth been associated with the development of?
ADHD
What is the prognosis for early onset CD?
more likely to be involved in crime; associated with smoking and drugs; lower educational attainment; more likely to be dependent on wlefare; more inter-partner violence; more teenage pregnances; more general health difficulties
What is the progression rate from CD to antisocial personality disorder?
50%
What is the most cirital factor for progression from CD to APD?
adolescent alcohol use
What are callous and unemotional traits associated with?
maternal psychopathology; harsh parenting; low parental warmth
How is attachment associated with CU traits?
those with higher CU traits more likely to have disorganised attachment to mother; lack of mutual cooperation and emotional reciprociy imparis empathic development
What does having high CU traits as a child make you more likely to develop as an adult?
adult psychopathy