Overview
Overview – Disruptive Impulse Conduct Disorders, Part 2
Disruptive Impulse Conduct Disorders are mental illness disorders that affect children and adolescents, impacting millions worldwide. It is considered very rare for these types of behaviors to first manifest themselves in adulthood. For some, the characteristics or symptoms may become evident during preschool years. For others they show up in later childhood or early adolescence. Although the underlying causes or risk factors of these disorders vary, they all seem to share common characteristics related to problems in regulating behaviors and emotions, the results of which cause significant impairment in daily functioning.
Prevalence of any Disruptive Impulse Conduct Disorder is estimated at 24.8 percent of the general population. It is more commonly seen in boys than girls.
It is important to understand that nearly all children and adolescents experience symptoms of defiance, disobedience, and breaking rules at some point in their childhood development. In disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders the behaviors significantly exceed the normative behaviors for the individual’s culture, age, and gender. The behaviors are also much more frequent and pervasive, resulting in significant impairment to the individual’s life.
In Disruptive Impulse Conduct Disorders, Part 1, information on four types of disorders was presented:
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Conduct Childhood Disorder
- Conduct Adolescent Disorder
- Conduct Unspecified Disorder
Disruptive Impulse Conduct Disorders, Part 2, presents information about four additional disorders, one type each day for four days. These are:
- Intermittent Explosive Disorder
- Antisocial Disorder
- Pyromania Disorder
- Kleptomania Disorder
On the fifth day, the Team reviews each of the four additional disorders, helping you to fix the information in your memory and to reaffirm the strategies for dealing with each type. Typically, the average person needs to review information three or four times to move it from short-term memory into long-term memory.
This concludes the Overview for Disruptive Impulsive Conduct Disorders, Part 2
