{"id":109373,"date":"2021-08-31T13:09:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T07:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=109373"},"modified":"2021-08-31T09:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T03:42:08","slug":"conduct-disorder-meaning-symptoms-causes-and-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/health\/conduct-disorder-meaning-symptoms-causes-and-treatment","title":{"rendered":"Conduct Disorder: Meaning, Symptoms, Causes and Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conduct disorder refers to the type of disorder in which individual experiences severe behavioural or emotional issues and young children and teenagers usually face it. Children with this disorder typically display patterns of behaviour, which are socially unacceptable and struggle to follow the rules.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conduct disorder is different from occasional negative behaviour, and it is considered a disorder when it is there for a long time. Teens also demonstrate negative behaviour such as aggression or disrespect towards others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Conduct disorder is categorized into three different types based on age groups:\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Childhood-onset, Adolescent onset,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and\u00a0<\/span><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unspecified onset.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Childhood-onset\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">refers to having symptoms of the disorder before the age of 10.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Adolescent onset\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">refers to having symptoms of the disorder during an individual\u2019s teenage years. Finally<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, unspecified onset\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">refers to when the age is not unknown during which the disorder had occurred.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What are the symptoms of Conduct Disorder?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The symptoms of conduct disorder vary from person to person, their age, and the severity of the disorder. However, the symptoms are categorized into four different groups for a better understanding of the disorder:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aggressive behaviour:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0It means harmful behaviour to others, such as bullying, fighting, or sexual abuse.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Destructive behaviour:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Causing intentional harm to properties, such as vandalism.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Deceitful behaviour:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This type of behaviour includes repeatedly lying, theft, breaking into someone\u2019s house or car, or even shoplifting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Violation of rules:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Behaviors displayed by an individual are often considered unethical, such as running away or skipping school, drugs, or substance abuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">How to understand the severity of Conduct Disorder?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mild symptoms-\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is minimal or no such behaviour that may be concerning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Moderate symptoms-\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0A child displays some behavioural issues which are impactful towards others as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Severe symptoms-\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The child portrays extremely problematic behaviours which require diagnosis and immediate treatment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What causes the Conduct Disorder?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">There is no specific cause known which causes conduct disorder. However, it can be caused by several factors, such as genetic factors, environmental, biological or psychological factors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Genetic:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many individuals with conduct disorder may have family members of other disorders like mood disorders or anxiety disorders. This increases the chance of the child having conduct disorder.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Environmental:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The environment in which a child lives can lead to conduct disorder if they are around a dysfunctional family, experienced child abuse, or even any family member who is a victim of drug or substance abuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Biological:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Complications or injuries in the brain can also cause conduct disorder. The frontal lobe of the brain is mainly responsible for an individual\u2019s cognitive skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Psychological:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Many children have other mental disorders as well, such as ADHD or anxiety disorders.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Treatment for the Conduct Disorder<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The type and duration of treatment for Conduct disorder depend on the child&#8217;s age and the severity of the disorder. However, the treatment mainly comprises\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Psychotherapy and Medication.<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Psychotherapy is a form of talk therapy in which the counsellor or expert helps the child identify the cues that trigger their irrational behaviour and strategize ways to manage them. There is no such medication to treat conduct disorder, but some medicines can be given to ease the disorder&#8217;s symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conduct disorder refers to the type of disorder in which individual experiences severe behavioural or emotional issues and young children and teenagers usually face it. Children with this disorder typically display patterns of behaviour, which are socially unacceptable and struggle to follow the rules.\u00a0 Conduct disorder is different from occasional negative behaviour, and it is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109679,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11071],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-109373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-health"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109373"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109575,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109373\/revisions\/109575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}