Gun Carrying and Conduct Disorder: A Highly Combustible Combination?

Comparison between Conduct Disorder and Hyperkinetic Conduct Disorder

Sir, I read with great interest the study by Malhotra et al.(1999, 41, 111-121). This study was designed to evaluate the symptomatology and clinical variables of hyperkinetic conduct disorder (HCD) and compare it with conduct disorder (CD) and also to determine the clinical variables that can discriminate these two disorders as a validation of HCD as a category. However, this study merits certa...

Conduct Disorder

LITERATURE REVIEW Antisocial behavior is inevitable in the course of development of children and is among the most common presenting complaints in the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry. Its relationship to psychopathology is complex (Robins et al, 1991; Raine, 1993; Wehby et al., 1993; Carey, 1994; Gureje et al., 1994; Rutter, 1996). Not all-antisocial behavior is pathological, theref...

Oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.

Comparison of Conduct Disorder and Hyperkinetic Conduct Disorder : a Retrospective Clinial Study from North India

In a retrospective descriptive study of hyperkinetic conduct disorders (HCD) and conduct disorders (CD), as per ICD-10 diagnostic criteria, their clinical and phenomenological correlates were compared; with an aim of describing their distinctive clinical profiles. 20 cases of HCD and 25 cases of CD were compared on socio-demographic variables, temperament and specified clinical variables. The t...

Conduct Disorder: Causes and Prevention

Conduct disorder (CD) is characterized by a pattern of behaviour that violates the basic rights of others or age-appropriate norms and rules of society. CD is extremely challenging for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals. The common symptoms of CD are aggression, theft, lying, destruction, vandalism and violation of societal norms and basic rights of others. The cause of CD is be...