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Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Martin Bergström

Senior lecturer | Associate Professor | PhD in Social Work

Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

A long-term follow-up of conduct disorder adolescents into adulthood.

Author

  • Martin Bergström
  • Kjell Hansson
  • Marianne Cederblad

Summary, in English

This study focuses on young male and female adults (n=290) who were diagnosed with conduct disorder (CD) during adolescence at the inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric unit in Lund, Sweden. Their adulthood is described using seven outcome variables: in custody, crime, illicit drug use, mental health, teenage parenthood, transference income and educational attainment. Together, the seven outcome variables represent a wide perspective of individual life and known risks for both genders. The variables are compared, scaled and described in an outcome that identifies successful outcome. Although this was a severe clinical inpatient group of adolescents, a relatively large number - about a third of the males and close to half of the females - exhibit a successful outcome by their early twenties. This study highlighted the merits use gender-sensitive outcome variables. The take-home message from a societal perspective is that many improvements are needed, a message that has been voiced in several Swedish commissions.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Publishing year

2006

Language

English

Pages

469-479

Publication/Series

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volume

60

Issue

6

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Informa Healthcare

Topic

  • Psychiatry

Keywords

  • Adulthood
  • Antisocial behaviour
  • Conduct disorder
  • Follow-up
  • Gender

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1502-4725