Kerekes et al (2020) discusses findings in study conducted regarding a correlation between Conduct Disorder (CD) and Neurodevelopment problems (NDP) and Somatic health with NDP. The study consisted of 20.302 children. The study consisted of surveying the parents of twins with CD, NDP, ADHD, and LD to find correlation with somatic issues that involve GI issues lactose intolerance, constipation, diarrhea. Results found that increased odds of having migraine were seen more in girls, while the increase in epilepsy were found in boys. 

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. DSM-5 Changes: Implications for Child Serious Emotional Disturbance [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (US); 2016 Jun. Table 17, DSM-IV to DSM-5 Conduct Disorder Comparison. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK519712/table/ch3.t13/


[DSM-V] Conduct Disorder

Kerekes, N., Zouini, B., Karlsson, E., Cederholm, E., Lichtenstein, P., Anckarsäter, H., & Råstam, M. (2020). Conduct disorder and somatic health in children: A nationwide genetically sensitive study. BMC Psychiatry, 20, Article 595. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-03003-2


Reference for Conduct Disorder in Relation to Somatic Health in Children & Adolescents

While both groups with Conduct Disorder (CD) experienced more negative parenting than typically developing children, the study found a key distinction in how they compared to one another:

- Negative Parenting (The Commonality): Both the High CU (CD/HCU) and Low CU (CD/LCU) groups experienced similarly high levels of negative parenting. They did not differ significantly from each other in this category.

- Positive Parenting (The Difference): This was the "distinguishing factor". Children in the HCU group received significantly lower levels of positive parenting than those in the LCU group

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