Search for dissertations about: "conduct disorder"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words conduct disorder.

2. 6. Juvenile and adult criminality : relationships to platelet MAO activity, triiodothyronine, ADHD, conduct disorder and psychopathy

   Author : Per Olof Alm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Debut age; criminality; risk; monoamine oxidase; triiodothyronine; conduct disorder; psychopathy; juvenile delinquency; longitudinal research;

   Abstract : Indicators for persistent risk criminality in a group of grown up juvenile delinquents were investigated. The subjects had been examined In 'Young Lawbreakers': a study of 192 boys from an urban area, aged 11-14 years in 1959-1963. They had committed crime against property, serious enough for prosecution if not being underaged. READ MORE

4. 7. Structural and functional brain connectivity abnormalities associated with adolescent conduct disorder in females

   Author : Philip Lindner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Antisocial behavior (ASB) in childhood and adolescence is indexed by the diagnosis of conduct disorder (CD) and is associated with high rates of comorbid mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, alcohol and drug dependence, as well as maltreatment. Elevated levels of psychopathic traits further complicate the clinical picture of adolescents with CD. READ MORE

5. 8. Developing novel measures and treatments for gambling disorder

   Author : Olof Molander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: While gambling is an activity that seems to have entertained humanity for millennia, it is less clear why problematic gambling behavior may persist despite obvious negative consequences, from a research and clinical perspective. With the introduction of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5), gambling was equated with alcohol and drug use and labeled an addictive disorder, Gambling Disorder (GD). READ MORE

6. 9. Neurodevelopmental disorders (ESSENCE): Early detection and outcome in adulthood

   Author : Valdemar Landgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; developmental coordination disorder; fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; ESSENCE-Q;

   Abstract : Objectives: Examine outcomes in adulthood for a group of individuals diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and for another group during childhood diagnosed with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with concurrent developmental coordination disorder (DCD). In addition, to also examine the usefulness of a parental screening questionnaire for concerns regarding neurodevelopmental problems (NDPs) in 11-year-old children. READ MORE

7. 10. Disorganized Attachment Representations, Externalizing Behavior Problems, and Socio-Emotional Competences

   Author : Tommie Forslund; Karin C. Brocki; Gunilla Bohlin; Gottfried Spangler; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Disorganized Attachment; Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Emotion Regulation; Self-Regulation; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Disorganized attachment is a risk-factor for developmental maladaptation in the form of externalizing behavior problems, and for poor development of competences important for socio-emotional functioning. Concerns have however been raised regarding theoretical overextension, and there is consequently a need for multifactorial studies that examine which outcomes disorganized attachment is reliably important for. READ MORE