The Natural History of Conduct Disorder Symptoms in Female Inmates

On the Predictive Utility of the Syndrome in Severely Antisocial Women

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ID9052366
AuthorsMandi L Burnette (University of Virginia), Denise L Newman (Tulane University)
Year2005
Volume75
Issue3
Pages421-430
Publication date2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0002-9432.75.3.421
PMID16060737
OpenAlexW2047317492
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited26

This study examined the utility of the conduct disorder (CD) diagnosis in predicting antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) among incarcerated women. It was surprising that most female inmates did not meet standard criteria for ASPD. This was due to a low occurrence of CD symptoms reported before age 15. Cluster analysis of CD symptoms revealed 4 types that characterized women with criminal histories. One type, which was characterized by a history of CD with interpersonal and physical aggression, was more predictive of ASPD than the traditional CD diagnosis. Yet another type, characterized by destruction of property, also represented an improvement over the traditional CD diagnosis. Overall, the results suggest that the types of CD behaviors, rather than their number, may be a more important indicator for identifying women at risk for future antisocial personality pathology

Aggression · Antisocial personality disorder · Conduct disorder · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Natural history · Personality · Poison control · Psychiatry · Typology · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology

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