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. 2007 Nov-Dec;48(6):529-38.
doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2007.04.009. Epub 2007 Aug 22.

DSM-IV conduct disorder criteria as predictors of antisocial personality disorder

Heather L Gelhorn  1 , Joseph T Sakai, Rumi Kato Price, Thomas J Crowley
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DSM-IV conduct disorder criteria as predictors of antisocial personality disorder

Heather L Gelhorn et al. Compr Psychiatry. 2007 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Conduct disorder (CD) is a disorder of childhood and adolescence defined by rule-breaking, aggressive, and destructive behaviors. For some individuals, CD signals the beginning of a lifelong persistent pattern of antisocial behavior (antisocial personality disorder [ASPD]), whereas for other people, these behaviors either desist or persist at a subclinical level. It has generally been accepted that about 40% of individuals with CD persist. This study examined the rate of persistence of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) CD into ASPD and the utility of individual DSM-IV CD symptom criteria for predicting this progression. We used the nationally representative sample from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Approximately 75% of those with CD also met criteria for ASPD. Individual CD criteria differentially predicted severity and persistence of antisocial behavior with victim-oriented, aggressive behaviors generally being more predictive of persistence. Contrary to previous estimates, progression from CD to ASPD was the norm and not the exception in this sample. Relationships between individual DSM-IV CD symptom criteria and persistent antisocial outcomes are discussed. These findings may be relevant to the development of DSM-V.

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Figures 1A and 1B Criterion prevalence plots (1A – males, 1B – females): Data points for each group calculated as ratio of criterion prevalence in group noted in column versus the ASPD group (e.g., prevalence SC/prevalence ASPD, prevalence CD/prevalence ASPD, prevalence ASPD/prevalence ASPD). SC = sub-clinical (1 or more CD criteria endorsed, no diagnosis); CD = Conduct Disorder diagnosis, no ASPD; ASPD = CD and ASPD diagnoses. Prevalence estimates were obtained using SUDAAN.
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Figures 1A and 1B Criterion prevalence plots (1A – males, 1B – females): Data points for each group calculated as ratio of criterion prevalence in group noted in column versus the ASPD group (e.g., prevalence SC/prevalence ASPD, prevalence CD/prevalence ASPD, prevalence ASPD/prevalence ASPD). SC = sub-clinical (1 or more CD criteria endorsed, no diagnosis); CD = Conduct Disorder diagnosis, no ASPD; ASPD = CD and ASPD diagnoses. Prevalence estimates were obtained using SUDAAN.
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