The Role of Parents in Conduct Disorder Treatment

Parental Influence on Conduct Disorder Treatment

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Introduction

Conduct disorder refers to complex elements of emotional and behavioral problems among juveniles and children. The characteristics of conduct disorder are repetitive and persistent behavior patterns whereby an individual’s basic rights or age-liked social customs gets dishonored (American Psychiatric Association, 2004). Conduct disorder (CD) is a major concern for the juveniles and children because they display aggression towards peers and adults as well as engage in vandalism, theft, truancy, and property destruction. Previous investigations validate that conduct disorders constitutes the greatest group of psychiatric illnesses among children and adolescents and leads to a significant burden in treatment alone.

Research reports that conduct disorder is one of the most preferred treatment cases among juveniles. Conduct disorder often commences prior to being a teenager and often afflict approximately 9% of boys…