Conduct disorder and adult psychiatric diagnoses: associations and gender differences in the U.S. adult population.

ABSTRACT: The authors' objective was to examine the presence of Axis I and II psychiatric disorders among adult males and females with a history in childhood and/or adolescence of conduct disorder (CD). Data were derived from a large national sample of the U.S. population. Face-to-face interviews of more than 34,000 adults ages 18 years and older were conducted during 2004-2005 using the Alcohol Use Disorder and Associated Disabilities Interview Schedule-DSM-IV Version. After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and psychiatric comorbidity, CD was associated with all Axis I and II disorders, particularly substance use disorders (SUD), bipolar disorder, and histrionic personality disorders. After adjusting for gender differences in the general population, men had significantly greater odds

SUBMITTER: Morcillo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3288967 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature