A long-term follow-up of conduct disorder adolescents into adulthood.
This study focuses on young male and female adults (n=290) who were diagnosed with conduct disorder (CD) during adolescence at the inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric unit in Lund, Sweden. Their adulthood is described using seven outcome variables: in custody, crime, illicit drug use, mental health, teenage parenthood, transference income and educational attainment. Together, the seven outcome variables represent a wide perspective of individual life and known risks for both genders. The variables are compared, scaled and described in an outcome that identifies successful outcome. Although this was a severe clinical inpatient group of adolescents, a relatively large number-about a third of the males and close to half of the females-exhibit a successful outcome by their early twenties. This study highlighted the merits use gender-sensitive outcome variables. The take-home message from a societal perspective is that many improvements are needed, a message that has been voiced in several Swedish commissions.
Olsson
Martin
M
School of Social Work, Lund University, Lund, Sweden. martin.olsson@soch.lu.se
Hansson
Kjell
K
Cederblad
Marianne
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D019955:Conduct Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003415:Crime / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D013287:Illicit Drugs; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology
D013287:Illicit Drugs