Journal Article

Conduct Disorder and Callous–Unemotional Traits in Youth

Blair, R. James R, Pine, Daniel S, Leibenluft, Ellen

2014

Overview

Children with repetitive rule-breaking, aggression, and disregard for others are at increased risk for substance abuse, educational disruption, and criminal behavior. Progress is being made toward understanding the clinical and neurocognitive features of callous youth. The term “conduct problems” refers to a pattern of repetitive rule-breaking behavior, aggression, and disregard for others. Such problems have received increased attention recently, owing to violent events perpetrated by youth and modifications in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria for conduct disorder, a syndrome involving recurrent conduct problems in children and adolescents. Youth conduct problems are predictive of an increased risk of substance abuse, criminal behavior, and educational disruption 1 ; they also incur a considerable societal burden from interpersonal suffering and financial costs. 2 This review summarizes current data on youth conduct problems and highlights promising . . .

• Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
• Subject: Adolescent / Amygdala - physiology / Antisocial Personality Disorder / Behavior / Behavior disorders / Child / Child Behavior Disorders - physiopathology / Child Behavior Disorders - psychology / Child psychology / Children / Children & youth / Cognition / Cognition Disorders / Conduct disorder / Conduct Disorder - etiology / Conduct Disorder - physiopathology / Conduct Disorder - psychology / Conduct Disorder - therapy / Decision Making - physiology / Drug abuse / Empathy / Humans / Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Psychological aspects / Psychotherapy / Social Environment