News tagged with conduct disorder

Brain biology linked to severe teenage antisocial behaviour

The onset of severe antisocial behaviour in teenagers may be more than just 'falling in with the wrong crowd'. A new study jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Medical Research Council (MRC) reveals ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

ADHD, conduct disorder and smoking most strongly related to dropping out of high school

Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — the most common childhood psychiatric condition in the United States — are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other mental-health disorders ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brain scans reveal differences in brain structure in teenagers with severe antisocial behavior

Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could link to their behaviour problems.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Girls 'protected' from showing antisocial behaviour until teens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Girls may be 'protected' from displaying antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, research suggests. The findings indicate that the brains of people with conduct disorder may operate ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Preteen conduct problems leads to teenage serious violence and delinquency

Conduct disorders in preteens are predictive of eventual teenage serious violent and delinquent behavior, according to a new study from the Universite de Montreal. The findings, published in this month's issue of Journal of ...

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created Dec 15, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Adolescents' gambling a part of a cluster of problem behaviors

Ten percent of young adolescent boys -- or one in 10 -- exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo's Research ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Disruptive behaviour disorders in male teenagers associated with increased risk of road crashes

Disruptive behaviour disorders in male teenagers, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder are associated with about a one-third increase in the risk of being seriously ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Update presented on disease in pork plant workers

More than a year after developing a unique neurological disorder, the affected pork processing plant workers have improved, but all have some continuing symptoms and many have ongoing mild pain, according to a study released ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0