BIODEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF CONDUCT DISORDER IN BOYS

Authors
GABEL S STADLER J BJORN J SHINDLEDECKER R BOWDEN CL
Citation
S. Gabel et al., BIODEVELOPMENTAL ASPECTS OF CONDUCT DISORDER IN BOYS, Child psychiatry and human development, 24(2), 1993, pp. 125-141
Citations number
53
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Psychology, Developmental",Psychiatry,"Behavioral Sciences
Journal title
Child psychiatry and human development → ACNP
ISSN journal
0009398X
Volume
24
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
125 - 141
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-398X(1993)24:2<125:BAOCDI>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The association between biochemical parameters and conduct disorder (C D) was studied in 22 boys admitted to a residential center. Three-meth oxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) levels were significantly higher in p repubertal CD youth than in pubertal/post pubertal CD youth. Homovanil lic acid (HVA) levels were significantly lower in CD youth under age 1 2.0 years than in non CD youth under age 12.0 years. The implications of these biodevelopmental findings in the study of CD are di