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eurobiology and Treatment of Adolescent Female Conduct Disorder: The Central Role of Emotion Processing.

Completed
Conditions
antisocial behaviour
behavioural problems
10034726
Registration Number
NL-OMON44782
Lead Sponsor
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
180
Inclusion Criteria

- Age: 9-18 years old
- normal or corrected to normal vision and hearing
- good level of Dutch reading and listening
- Diagnostic criteria for CASES:
current diagnosis of Conduct Disorder (CD) OR diagnosis of CD in the past, while currently 'only' two symptoms of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) are present in combination with one CD symptom.
OR:
- 9-12 year olds: Diagnosis of ODD + (at least) one symptom of CD
- 13-18 year olds: Diagnosis of ODD + (at least) two symptoms of CD;- Diagnostic criteria for controls: no current psychiatric disorder and no history of ADHD, ODD, CD

Exclusion Criteria

- formal clinical diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder or a neurodevelopmental syndrome
- IQ < 70
- Inability to speak or understand Dutch
- being pregnant or having recently given birth (within the last 6 months)
- severe head injury with prolonged loss of consciousness (> 1 hour) or confirmed traumatic brain injury
- severe epilepsy
- exclusion criterion for the control group: any Axis I disorder, or diagnosis of CD, ODD, ADHD in the past

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>• Autonomic Nervous System activity: heart rate, heart rate variability,<br /><br>respiratory sinus arrhythmia, pre-ejection period, and skin conductance level<br /><br>in rest and during reactivity to emotionally arousing stimuli<br /><br>• Neuroendocrinology: basal levels of cortisol, testosterone,<br /><br>dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S), alpha-amylase, progesterone,<br /><br>estradiol, oxytocin, and Vasopressin (AVP). And reactivity to a social stressor<br /><br>of cortisol and testosterone. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>• Psychiatric disorders<br /><br>• Psychopathic traits<br /><br>• Intelligence<br /><br>• Reactive and proactive aggression<br /><br>• Parenting behavior<br /><br>• Emotion Regulation<br /><br>• Empathy<br /><br>• Pubertal development<br /><br>• Callous-Unemotional traits<br /><br>• Socio-demographic factors<br /><br>• Medication and drug use<br /><br>• Brain structure and functioning </p><br>
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