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 believed to be a combination of genetic vulnerability, environmental and family factors. Certain children have a genetic vulnerability to this disorder. When that vulnerability is combined with certain high-risk environmental factors, such as poverty, violence exposure, media, peer effects and some family factors such as parental neglect, marital discord, parental illness, parental alcoholism, and having a parent with antisocial personality disorder, chances of CD increase. The selection of treatment depends on severity of problems. If situation demands and for better effective treatment a combination of treatment can be used. Among all the available therapies psychological therapy is considered the most effective therapy. Conduct Disorder: Causes and Prevention In the modern era traditional patterns of guiding the relationships and transitions between family, school and work are being challenged. Social relations that ensure a smooth process of socialization are collapsing; lifestyle trajectories are becoming more varied and less predictable. The restructuring of the labour market, the extension of the maturity gap (the period of dependence of young adults on the family) and, arguably, the more limited opportunities to become an independent adult are all challenges influencing relationships with family and friends, educational opportunities and choices, leisure activities and lifestyles. Developed countries as well as developing countries both are facing this situation. The pressure is more on developing countries because there are new pressures on young people undergoing the transition from childhood to adolescents. Rapid population growth, the unavailability of housing and support services, poverty, unemployment and underemployment among Psychopathological Disorders Biopsychosocial Analysis Publish by Global Vision Publishing House Edited by