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Conduct Disorder Risk Factors
Study data from King's College London, King's College London update knowledge of conduct disorder risk factors
August 9th, 2008
Researchers detail in 'From conduct disorder to severe mental illness: associations with aggressive behaviour, crime and victimization,' new data in conduct disorder. "Conduct disorder (CD) prior to age 15 has been associated with an increased risk of aggressive behaviour and crime among men with schizophrenia. The present study aimed to replicate and extend this finding in a clinical sample of severely mentally ill men and women," investigators in the United Kingdom report. "We examined a cohort of in-patients with severe mental illness in one mental health trust. A total of 205 men and women participated, average age 38.5 years. CD was diagnosed using a structured...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-08-09)
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