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Conduct

About Conduct Disorder

Individuals with conduct disorder exhibit behavioural patterns that do not fit into the normal behaviours expected by society. Conduct disorder tends to affect boys more often than girls, and behaviours exhibited by those with conduct disorder are frequently seen as "anti-social behaviours". These behaviours can often cause issues in an individual's life by causing rifts between friends, family, and colleagues or classmates. Individuals with conduct disorder are also more likely to experience AD/HD.

Signs & Symptoms

  • Aggression towards people and animals

  • Destructive behaviours

  • Stealing

  • Lying

  • Repeatedly skipping school

What To Do​ About It

If you or someone you know may be experiencing conduct disorder, talk to someone about it - a parent, doctor, or trusted adult. Conduct disorder is typically diagnosed through assessments by medical professionals involving testimonies on an individual's behaviours from family, friends, and peers. This information will help the medical professional decide whether or not that person has conduct disorder, and if so, how to treat it.

Who To Talk To:

  • A parent

  • A teacher

  • Your family doctor

  • A psychologist

  • A psychiatrist

  • A counsellor

  • A social worker

  • A peer support worker

Counselling

Conduct disorder is frequently treated through counselling sessions involving parents, friends and peers. During these sessions, the person affected by conduct disorder, along with their parents and peers, are taught techniques on how to manage and encourage positive behaviours. Often times, these counselling sessions happen in the form of an intervention to try and help the person experiencing conduct disorder change their behaviour patterns.

 

Cognitive-behavioural therapy is also frequently used to help teach those experiencing conduct disorder how to problem solve effectively and how to get along with others. 

SOURCES: Conduct Disorder

Kids Mental Health

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