Includes definition and causes of conduct disorder, learning capabilities, and teaching approaches. A thoughtful and sensitive discussion of contemporary American boyhood. Dr. Robert Coles, Author of The Moral Intelligence of Children Visit Adolescence . Can Help Break the Vicious Cycle of Aggression by Debra Niehoff Visit Behavior Problems and Disorders and Teen Violence . Visit Personality Disorders and The Habit of Identity .
Conduct disorder is the most serious psychiatric disorder in childhood and adolescence.
Research suggests that conduct disorder is a more severe form of oppositional defiant disorder, the main difference being safety for family and society. Conduct disorder is a complicated group of behavioral and emotional problems in children and adolescents. Those with this disorder have great difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way. Serious violations of rules often stays out at night despite parental objections runs away from home often truant from school Children who exhibit these behaviors should receive a comprehensive evaluation. Research shows that youngsters with conduct disorder are likely to have ongoing problems if they and their families do not receive early and comprehensive treatment .