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Do adolescents with conduct disorder develop antisocial behavior due to some genetic trait?
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Dr. Michael Rommenanswered
Family Medicine 11 years experience
No: Conduct disorder and antisocial personality disorder are only differentiated by age. Conduct disorder in a teenager who just turned 18 gets switched to being classified as having antisocial personality disorder simply by classification. The only thing that changed is age.
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Dr. Alan Alianswered
Psychiatry 34 years experience
Conduct DO: Cd eventually becomes antisocial if misconduct continues untreated, not genetically determined.
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Dr. Roman Bronfenbreneranswered
Dermatology 11 years experience
Probably not: Probably not, it's likely that these troubled children simply do not.
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Dr. Andrew Berryanswered
Clinical Psychology 16 years experience
Nature/nurture: There is a nature and nurture component in personality disorders such as conduct disorder, psychopathy/sociopathy (AKA antisocial personality disorder) however it's not a question of genetics or environment, it's usually a combination of the two.
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