Background: Among juvenile behavior disorders, Conduct
Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) are
predominant ones and are of great concern because of their
high degree of impairment.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study
was conducted in the department of Psychiatry,
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and
National Institute of Mental Health, Dhaka, during the
period from August 2011 to November 2012 with sample size
of 81. During data collection, semi-structured questionnaire
designed by the researcher containing socio-demographic
variables and Developments and Well–Being Assessment
(DAWBA) – self, parent and teacher version were used.
Results: Symptom profile showed that oppositional symptoms
had no significant age or gender difference but aggressive
symptoms, status offenses and property offenses were clearly
more common among boys. Younger boys with Conduct
disorder showed more aggressive symptoms, but status offense
was more prevalent in older age group. Property offenses
showed no age difference. Psychiatric co-morbidity was
present in 48.1% respondents, among them; Attention-
Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was highest (24.7%).
ADHD was more prevalent in children with ODD and Major
Depressive Disorder was more common in Conduct disorder.
Total percentage of anxiety disorders was 14.8%.
Conclusion: This was the first study in Bangladesh exploring
the clinical profiles of Conduct disorder and Oppositional
defiant disorder in hospital setting. Absence of control group
and city based study places were the limitations of the
research.
Key words: Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
(ODD), juvenile behavior disorders,
(J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2020; 38: 29-34)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v38i1.44686