title: The management of an adolescent with conduct problems in a primary care clinic - a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the management of mild conduct problems in an adolescent at the primary care level.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 16 year old girl presented with conduct problems with impending school suspension. The cause of her behavioural problems was mainly related to poor parenting skills of her parents and anger in herself. She was successfully managed with counselling and improvement of parenting styles in her parents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report illustrates the opportunity for family physicians to manage simple conduct problems at primary care level.
authors.affiliation: MBBS, Department of Family Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Azimah
authors.affiliation: MD.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Khairani
keywords: Conduct problems; adolescents; anger management; parenting skills