Conduct Disorders

Question 1

What are the two main conduct disorders we learnt?

Answer 1

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Conduct disorder

Question 2

How are the symptoms of ODD clustered?

How many symptoms all together and how many required?

Answer 2

1. Angry/irritable mood
2. Argumentative/defiant behviour
3. Vindictivness
   8- 4 needed in past 6 months
   -often angry or resentful
   -loses temper easily
   -easily annoyed
   -often argues with authority figures
   -defies authority and rules
   -deliberately annoys others
   -blames others for own misbehaviour
   -vindictive

Question 3

How are the symptoms of Conduct Disorder clustered?

Answer 3

1. Aggressive towards adults and children
2. Destruction of property- fire or other
3. Deceitfulness and theft
4. Serious violations of rules

Question 4

How many symptoms all up and how many required in past 12 and 6 months

Answer 4

15
3
at least 1

Question 5

What should be specified for Conduct Disorder?

Answer 5

Age of onset- before or after age 10 (childhood or adolescent)
And if With Limited prosocial emotions- need 2 within last 12 months: lack of remorse or guilt, callous- lack of empathy, unconcerned about performance, shallow or deficient affect

Question 6

Is the high risk child onset group homogenous?

Answer 6

No- Limited prosocial emotions specifier
Low CU traits- equally genetic and enviro
High CU traits- genetic- worse

Question 7

parent training success rates

Answer 7

around 60%

Question 8

predictors of poor outcomes

Answer 8

low ses, minority group, younger maternal age, parent psychopathology