Premium
Conduct Disorder in Childhood and Adolescence: An Update
Author(s) -
HARNETT NANCY ELIZABETH
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.1989.tb00404.x
Subject(s) - conduct disorder , etiology , psychiatry , epidemiology , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , pediatrics , pathology
Conduct disorder is a diagnostic entity that has elicited controversy throughout the years. Classified as a psychiatric disorder of childhood and adolescence, the syndrome of conduct disorder recently was revised from four to three categories in the DSM‐III‐R (Revised). This article presents an overview of conduct disorders, including diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, etiology, treatment approaches and implications for nursing practice.