title: [Dyssocial disorders of adopted adolescents--a clinical, empirical study].
abstract: The literature indicates that adopted adolescents with conduct disorders are overrepresented in psychiatric treatment facilities for children and adolescents. In the present study adopted adolescents with conduct disorders and non-adopted adolescents with conduct disorders were compared with regard to biological and psychosocial risk factors known to play a role in the development of such disorders. The groups were carefully matched for age and sex. The results showed that the adopted subjects were a distinct group with a significantly lower number of risk factors for the development of conduct disorders. This suggests that the adoptive situation has a role in pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Heilpädagogischen Fakultät, Universität zu Köln.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schleiffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment
vernacular_title: Dissoziale Störungen bei adoptierten Jugendlichen--eine klinisch-empirische Studie.