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Contribution title 3354 - Conduct Disorder: Clinical characteristics and comorbidity, research findings from the FemNat-CD Greek Center
Contribution code PS01-61 (P)
Authors
  1. Helen Lazaratou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Presenter
  2. Chrysanthi Anomitri National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  3. Zacharias Kalogerakis National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  4. Mara Pirlympou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  5. Vayia Tsiafaki National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  6. Leonidas Papadakos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  7. Panagiota Bali National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  8. Christine Freitag Goethe University Frankfurt
  9. Dimitris Dikeos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Topic
  • Conduct disorders
Abstract Conduct Disorder (CD) reflects a persistent and repetitive pattern of antisocial behavior of children and adolescents; the disorder is considered as childhood-or adolescence-onset depending on whether the diagnosis was met before or after the age of 10 years old. CD is among the most frequent factors for referral to children-psychiatric services. The clinical picture varies among children and adolescents, and depends upon factors such as age, individual characteristics and social environment. The European study FemNat-CD aims to identify the causes of CD and examine potential gender differences by mainly focusing on girls with CD, since this is a relatively understudied population. FemNat-CD is an ongoing multi-center study with a projected sample size of 1840 children and adolescents between the ages of 9 and 18 years old. The goal of the current presentation is to describe the clinical characteristics of children and adolescents having a diagnosis of CD from the Greek sample, particularly regarding comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders. Among 34 male and female children with CD,whose data have been analyzed up to date, 35.3% were found to have a comorbid disorder. The main psychiatric comorbidity for CD was Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Drug/Alcohol Abuse Disorder and Anxiety Disorders.