Conduct Disorder The relationship between various Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnoses and criminal behavior has long been examined and debated. One of the more controversial questions centers on the stigma of certain comorbid diagnoses. Conduct disorder is a childhood disorder characterized by aggressive or destructive behavior that significantly disrupts the child or adolescent’s environment—school, home, and relationships. This disorder has long been classified as an early stage in the trajectory of ongoing criminal or antisocial behavior. However, some studies have found that not all individuals diagnosed with conduct disorder go on to commit crimes later in life. There has been concern about labeling youth with a diagnosis of conduct disorder, which is why this is an important topic to understand when working with court-involved youth. Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet respond to the following: Describe the diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder and other common comorbid diagnoses. Explain the stigma attached to a diagnosis of conduct disorder. Examine how a diagnosis of conduct disorder can impact treatment services provided to youth. Examine whether youth diagnosed with conduct disorder are viewed or treated differently in the legal system. Give reasons for your positions. Support your statements with scholarly references and appropriate examples. Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources. By Saturday, August 27, 2016 , post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area . Through Wednesday, August 31, 2016 , review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Do you agree or disagree with their positions? Give reasons for your responses. Grading Criteria and Rubric .

1. Conduct Disorder
The relationship between various Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnoses and criminal
behavior has long been examined and debated. One of the more
controversial questions centers on the stigma of certain
comorbid diagnoses.
Conduct disorder is a childhood disorder characterized by
aggressive or destructive behavior that significantly disrupts the
child or adolescent’s environment—school, home, and
relationships. This disorder has long been classified as an early
stage in the trajectory of ongoing criminal or antisocial
behavior. However, some studies have found that not all
individuals diagnosed with conduct disorder go on to commit
crimes later in life. There has been concern about labeling youth
with a diagnosis of conduct disorder, which is why this is an
important topic to understand when working with court-
involved youth.
Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University
online library resources, and the Internet respond to the
following:
Describe the diagnostic criteria for conduct disorder and other
common comorbid diagnoses.
Explain the stigma attached to a diagnosis of conduct disorder.
Examine how a diagnosis of conduct disorder can impact
treatment services provided to youth.
Examine whether youth diagnosed with conduct disorder are
viewed or treated differently in the legal system.
Give reasons for your positions. Support your statements with
scholarly references and appropriate examples.
Write your initial response in approximately 300 words. Apply

2. APA standards to citation of sources.
By
Saturday, August 27, 2016
, post your response to the appropriate
Discussion Area
. Through
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Do you
agree or disagree with their positions? Give reasons for your
responses.
Grading Criteria and Rubric