Characteristics and outcome of hospitalized adolescent girls with conduct disorder.
Fifty-five adolescent girls with conduct disorder from a psychiatric hospital were examined with a structured interview schedule and then reevaluated 2 to 4 years later. The majority also had depressive or anxiety disorders. The criteria used for conduct disorder were less weighted toward violent crime and differed from the criteria in DSM-III-R. Their outcome was poor; 6% had died a violent death, the majority had dropped out of school, one-third were pregnant before the age of 17, half were rearrested, and many suffered traumatic injuries. Diagnoses of depression or anxiety disorders at the index admission were not associated with a better outcome.
Zoccolillo
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver.
Rogers
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D000293:Adolescent; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010553:Personality Development; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012917:Social Adjustment