title: Conduct disorder in childhood and adolescence: an update.
abstract: Conduct disorder is a diagnostic entity that has elicited controversy throughout the years. Classified as a psychiatric disorder of childhood and adolescence, the syndrome of conduct disorder recently was revised from four to three categories in the DSM-III-R (Revised). This article presents an overview of conduct disorders, including diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, etiology, treatment approaches and implications for nursing practice.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Harnett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing