Sentences with phrase «antisocial behaviour problems»

These finding suggest that antisocial behaviour problems characterised by high levels of CU traits may have unique aetiological mechanisms associated with specific cognitive and affective impairments that are heavily dependent on genetics.

Childhood antisocial behaviour problems characterised by high levels of CU traits have been found to be highly heritable [3], [4].

In addition, given the high heritability of antisocial behaviour problems in the presence of high levels of CU traits, it was hypothesized that CU traits would be significantly associated with functional polymorphisms of the serotonin - system.

Viding et al. [4] found that genetic variability accounted for 71 % of the variance in antisocial behaviour problems in 9 year old children with high levels of CU traits but only 36 % in those with low levels of CU traits.

Furthermore, the high heritability of CU traits and their association with more chronic and serious aggression and antisocial behaviour problems make them a strong candidate for the driving force behind the familial transmission of aggressive behaviour that Halperin et al. [38] argue is mediated, in part, by reduced central serotonin function.

Participants were rated by clinical psychologists, blind to levels of CU traits, on levels of antisocial behaviour problems, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders and anxiety and depression.

It was predicted that boys with antisocial behaviour problems and high levels of CU traits would have lower levels of serum serotonin than boys with antisocial behaviour problems and low levels of CU traits.

Participants were a subset of a larger sample who met formal criteria for: 1) DSM - IV diagnosis [40] of antisocial behaviour problems (ODD or CD) using DISCAP structured interview [41]; 2) aged from 3 — 16 years for the genetic sample (M = 7.61, SD = 3.12) and aged 4 — 12 years for the serum sample (M = 6.89, SD = 2.25); 3) no major neurological / physical illness; 4) IQ > 75; 5) have at least one set of measures of serotonin system SNPs or serum serotonin levels; 6) all known (at least 3) grandparents of Caucasian background (for participants included in the genetics sample); 7) provided written parental consent.

Participants were boys with antisocial behaviour problems aged 3 — 16 years referred to University of New South Wales Child Behaviour Research Clinics.

This study also demonstrated that within a sample of children with antisocial behaviour problems there is a relationship between CU traits and peripheral serotonin levels that is independent from antisocial behaviour severity.

Boys with borderline ratings of antisocial behaviour problems were included in this study.

These changes are known to be associated with improved resilience, prevention of later mental health difficulties, and reductions in the development of antisocial behaviour problems.»

Not exact matches

The real problem isn't greed, but rather institutional structures that reward antisocial behaviour.

A community of stable families has fewer problems with crime, antisocial behaviour and isolation than a community in which short - lived relationships are the norm.

A 50 - year meta - analysis from the University of Michigan and the University of Austin Texas found that kids who were spanked were more likely to exhibit antisocial behaviour, aggression, mental health problems, and cognitive difficulties.

Fathers» antisocial personality behaviour and / or substance abuse correlate with conduct problems and aggression in children and adolescents (studies cited by Phares 1999; Flouri 2005).

For example, when a father is involved in low - level antisocial behaviour, his child will exhibit more conduct problems if s / he doesn't live with him than if s / he does; when the father is engaged in high levels of antisocial behaviour, the child who lives with him will exhibit more conduct problems than the child who lives in another household (Jaffee et al 2003, cited by Flouri 2005).

The University of Michigan Composite International Diagnostic Interview (UM - CIDI), a revised version of the CIDI, 23 was used to measure the prevalence of the following 4 psychiatric disorders, as described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, third edition, revised: 24 anxiety disorder (including one or more of social phobia, simple phobia, agoraphobia, panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder); major depressive disorder; alcohol abuse or dependence; and externalizing problems that included one or more of illicit drug abuse or dependence and antisocial behaviour.

Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and emotional development in children.5, 6

These include teenage motherhood, maternal educational under - achievement, poverty, parental antisocial behaviour and other mental - health problems, prenatal stress and maternal health, family violence, child abuse and parenting difficulties.

One of the most prevalent problems for them is persuading local agencies to take antisocial behaviour seriously.

Since they might one day want to move, they have an incentive to look after both, to report little problems before they become big ones, and an incentive to stand up against antisocial behaviour that plagues too many social housing estates.

[7] The Conservative campaign focused on local issues, such as crime and antisocial behaviour, closure of post offices and problems at Leighton Hospital, where two women in labour were turned away, as well as national issues - referring to Dunwoody as «Gordon Brown's candidate» and capitalising on dissatisfaction with the Labour government, in particular the removal of the 10p tax rate.

If yoga is associated with improving behaviour control, as suggested by the results of the computer test, there may be implications for managing aggression, antisocial or problem behaviour in prisons and on return to society, the researchers note — though this is not measured in this initial study.

Her current studies focus in particular on conduct problems and antisocial behaviour.

All farmers share similar problems as: competing demands, crime & antisocial behaviour such as flytipping and vandalism, labour problems, fragmentation of land, complaints from neighbours for example over pig farming, planning hold - ups, trespassing.

Changes in appetite, broken sleep, antisocial behaviour, school problems, anxiety, aches and pains, skin problems, fear of losing friends and family, acting as if it hasn't happened.

Physical problems (rashes, bowel problems, asthma attacks, headaches), changes in appetite and sleep, lack of interest in things they usually enjoy, lack of energy, antisocial behaviour, poor concentration, guilt.

Educational attainment, use of other drugs, psychological health, antisocial behaviour, and other social problems (see table for individual outcome descriptions, at http://www.ebmentalhealth.com/supplemental).

Mothers most commonly reported that their children were in the care of relatives (65 %) with 11 % reporting that their child was in the child protection system.15 Disruption to a child's living arrangements, including separation from parents and siblings, can result in psychological and emotional distress.16 17 A recent systematic review and meta - analysis of 40 studies that investigated child outcomes when either parent was incarcerated found a significant association with antisocial behaviour (pooled OR = 1.6, 95 % CI 1.4 to 1.9) and poor educational performance (pooled OR = 1.4, 95 % CI 1.1 to 1.8).18 Other research indicates that children of incarcerated mothers are at risk of increased criminal involvement, mental health issues, physical health problems, behavioural problems, 19 child protection contact20 and poorer educational outcomes.21

Most adolescents (69.8 %) continued to meet full criteria for ADHD, were known to specialist services and exhibited high levels of antisocial behaviour, criminal activity and substance use problems.

Sixty teenagers with criminal records, drug problems or a history of antisocial behaviour live here in Gotland, Sweden, in and around a beautiful wooden house with a conservatory stretching back into the garden.

Child abuse, neglect, and excessively harsh treatment of children are associated with both internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems and later violent behaviour, 3,4,12 but again, the impact of child maltreatment on severe antisocial behaviour appears to be greatest in the presence of genetic vulnerability.13 Family dependence on welfare, large families with closely spaced births, and single parenthood are all associated with compromised social and emotional development in children.5, 6

Children of mothers who have recurrent depression in addition to anxiety, antisocial behaviour or problem alcohol use, are at increased risk of developing a new psychiatric condition

The research shows that foster care can lead to benefits across a range of domains including antisocial behaviour, 21 sexual activity, 22 school attendance and academic achievement, 23 social behaviour and quality of life24 compared with children who remain at home or who reunify following foster care, and that enhanced foster care can produce even better outcomes in terms of fewer mental and physical health problems.25

developing depression or antisocial problems such as delinquency or violent behaviours, particularly as teenagers

Finally, a group of studies concerned social relationships in and around the classrooms, expressed for instance in bullying versus victimization of bullying, 35 antisocial vs prosocial behaviour36 and classroom social status.37 These studies have demonstrated how important the school social environment is for the development of mental health problems in adolescents, and how important the familial background is for predicting who among the adolescents develops antisocial behaviour (or bullying behaviour) and who becomes the victim of other children's behaviour.

Rather fewer meet the diagnostic criteria for research, which for the oppositional defiant type of conduct disorder seen in younger children require at least four specific behaviours to be present.7 The early onset pattern — typically beginning at the age of 2 or 3 years — is associated with comorbid psychopathology such as hyperactivity and emotional problems, language disorders, neuropsychological deficits such as poor attention and lower IQ, high heritability, 8 and lifelong antisocial behaviour.9 In contrast, teenage onset antisocial behaviour is not associated with other disorders or neuropsychological deficits, is more environmentally determined than inherited, and tends not to persist into adulthood.9

Individuals who had emotional problems when screened at age 10 (119 children, 7 % of original sample) were excluded as this study concerned antisocial behaviour.

Children with early - onset conduct problems (CPs) are at high risk for chronic antisocial and aggressive behaviour, and a variety of social and mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood (e.g. delinquency, psychiatric disorders, substance use, school dropout; Fergusson et al. 2005; Kratzer and Hodgins 1997).

The remaining participants were divided into three mutually exclusive subgroups, reflecting different levels of severity of childhood antisocial behaviour: no behavioural or emotional problems on screening or parental interview; high scores on screening, with a predominance of antisocial problems but no disorder on parental interview; and high scores on screening, with a diagnosis of conduct disorder on parental interview (table 1).

Delinquents have repeatedly been shown to have an IQ that is 8 - 10 points lower than law abiding peers - and this is before the onset of antisocial behaviour.24 Other traits predisposing to conduct problems include irritability and explosiveness, lack of social awareness and social anxiety, and reward seeking behaviour.

Multicentre controlled trial of parenting groups for childhood antisocial behaviour in clinical practiceCommentary: nipping conduct problems in the bud

This well validated semistructured interview uses investigator based criteria to assess the frequency and severity of antisocial behaviours such as fighting, destruction, and disobedience; scores are strongly predictive of later psychosocial outcome.16 The κ inter-rater reliability statistic on 20 randomly selected interviews was 0.84 for the conduct problems scale, 0.81 for the hyperactivity scale, and 0.76 for the emotional problems scale.

A 50 - year meta - analysis from the University of Michigan and the University of Austin Texas found that kids who were spanked were more likely to exhibit antisocial behaviour, aggression, mental health problems, and cognitive difficulties.

The specification for IYSS is to provide a comprehensive inter-agency intervention to address conduct / antisocial behaviour and associated mental health problems in children.

It is a period of biological, cognitive and social change of such magnitude and rapidity that it is no surprise to find that it is associated with the onset or exacerbation of a number of health - related problems including depression (1), eating disorders (2), substance abuse and dependence (3 — 5), risky sexual behaviour (6), antisocial and delinquent activity (7) and school dropout (8).

Abbreviations CP: Conduct problems; Conduct Disorder (CD); SDQ: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; DAWBA: Development and Well Being Assessment; EOP: Early - Onset Persistent; AO: Adolescent - Onset; AL: Adolescence - Limited; CL: Childhood - Limited; ASB: Antisocial Behaviour; CBCL: Child Behaviour Checklist

Grabe, Harald J. Freyberger, Carsten Spitzer; The influence of parental drinking behaviour and antisocial personality disorder on adolescent behavioural problems: Results of the Greifswalder Family Study, Alcohol and Alcoholism, Volume 42, Issue 6, 1 November 2007, Pages 623 — 628, https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agm051

Societal concern about antisocial behaviours of children and adolescents has increased over the years, in part due to the enormous financial costs of youth crime.1 Conduct problems (especially among boys) are the most frequent childhood behavioural problems to be referred to mental health professionals.2 Aggressive and disruptive behaviour is one of the most enduring dysfunctions in children and, if left untreated, frequently results in high personal and emotional costs to children, their families and to society in general.