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Much greater awareness, improved diagnosis and enhanced treatment are all required in order to reduce the burden on society of the severe behavioural condition conduct disorder, according to a new expert review led by the University of Bath (UK). Conduct Disorder (CD), which is a common and...

More than a quarter of children with autism spectrum disorder are also diagnosed with disruptive behavior disorders. For the first time, Yale researchers have identified a possible biological cause: a key mechanism that regulates emotion functions differently in the brains of the children who...

my 11 year old has always had trouble getting to sleep. Tonight he came back down and got very aggressive (pushing and shoving and throwing things). It took 20 Mins to get him to stop. I almost called an ambulance. Afterwards he was very hot, disoriented and claimed to remember none of it. I...

Primary school children with reduced cognitive skills for planning and self-restraint are more likely to show increased aggression in middle childhood A new study finds that deficits in executive function -- a measure of cognitive skills that allow a person to achieve goals by controlling their...