TY - JOUR
T1 - Subfactors of DSM-IV Conduct Disorder
T2 - Evidence and Connections with Syndromes from the Child Behavior Checklist
AU - Tackett, Jennifer L.
AU - Krueger, Robert F.
AU - Sawyer, Michael G.
AU - Graetz, Brian W.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Child and Adolescent Component of the National Survey of Mental Health and Well-Being was funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care and supported by a national collaborating group of researchers in Australia. Robert F. Krueger was supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant MH65137.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - Is conduct disorder (CD) as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) a unitary entity, or do variants of CD exist? We addressed this question, using data collected from the parents of 1,669 Australian boys, aged 6-17. Parents were interviewed to assess DSM-IVConduct Disorder (DSM-IV CD) criteria. Results revealed 2 subfactors of DSM-IV CD symptoms, made up of overt behaviors (e.g., initiating physical fights) and covert behaviors (e.g., stealing without confrontation). Ordinary least squares regressions showed the 2 CD subfactors to be significantly and uniquely predicted by Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; T. M. Achenbach, 1991a, 1991b) syndromes labeled Aggressive Behavior and Delinquent Behavior, respectively. The results are discussed in terms of the utility of differentiating these 2 variants of CD in future editions of the DSM.
AB - Is conduct disorder (CD) as defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) a unitary entity, or do variants of CD exist? We addressed this question, using data collected from the parents of 1,669 Australian boys, aged 6-17. Parents were interviewed to assess DSM-IVConduct Disorder (DSM-IV CD) criteria. Results revealed 2 subfactors of DSM-IV CD symptoms, made up of overt behaviors (e.g., initiating physical fights) and covert behaviors (e.g., stealing without confrontation). Ordinary least squares regressions showed the 2 CD subfactors to be significantly and uniquely predicted by Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; T. M. Achenbach, 1991a, 1991b) syndromes labeled Aggressive Behavior and Delinquent Behavior, respectively. The results are discussed in terms of the utility of differentiating these 2 variants of CD in future editions of the DSM.
KW - Antisocial behavior
KW - Child behavior checklist
KW - Conduct disorder
KW - Factor analysis
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1026214324287
DO - 10.1023/A:1026214324287
M3 - Article
C2 - 14658744
AN - SCOPUS:0344667684
SN - 0091-0627
VL - 31
SP - 647
EP - 654
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
IS - 6
ER -
