title: Factors which predict the persistence of aggressive conduct disorder.
abstract: Fifty-three boys with aggressive conduct disorder were followed up 2 years after their original examination. Twenty-four (45%) no longer had the disorder and were classified as improved. A discriminant function analysis identified characteristics of the boys and their families which accurately predicted the outcome for 85% of the boys. Among the predictors of persisting conduct disorder were a variety of antisocial or aggressive symptoms, firesetting, early age of onset and family deviance.
mesh_terms: D000057:Accident Proneness; D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005391:Firesetting Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male